Bulgarian exonyms

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This is a list of Bulgarian exonyms for places that do not use Bulgarian. This list includes only names that are significantly different from the local toponym, and archaic or obsolete names are italicized.

## Albania

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Albania

English name  | Bulgarian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Berat  | Beligrad (Белиград) |  |  |
Durrës  | Drach (Драч) |  |  |
Korçë  | Goritsa (Горица) |  |  |

## Austria

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Austria

English name  | Bulgarian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Vienna  | Viena (Виена)  | Wien  | German  |

## Czech Republic

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Czech Republic

English name  | Bulgarian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Prague  | Praga (Прага)  | Praha  | Czech  |

## Denmark

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Denmark

English name  | Bulgarian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Copenhagen  | Kopenhagen (Копенхаген)  | København  | Danish  |

## France

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France

English name  | Bulgarian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Nice  | Nitsa (Ница)  |  |  |
Paris  | Parizh (Париж)  |  |  |

## Greece

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Greece

English name  | Bulgarian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Alexandroupoli  | Dedeagach (Дедеагач)  | Αλεξανδρούπολη  | Greek  |
Edessa  | Voden (Воден)  | Ἔδεσσα  | Greek  |
Florina  | Lerin (Лерин)  | Φλώρινα  | Greek  |
Goumenissa  | Gumendzhe (Гумендже)  | Γουμένισσα  | Greek  |
Ioannina  | Yanina (Янина)  | Ιωάννινα  | Greek  |
Kastoria  | Kostur (Костур)  | Καστοριά  | Greek  |
Kilkis  | Kukush (Кукуш)  | Κιλκίς  | Greek  |
Komotini  | Gyumyurdzhina (Гюмюрджина)  | Κομοτηνή  | Greek  |
Kozani  | Kozhani (Кожани)  | Κοζάνη  | Greek  |
Promachonas  | Dragotin (Драготин)  | Προμαχώνας  | Greek  |
Serres  | Ser, Syar (Сер, Сяр)  | Σέρρες  | Greek  |
Thessaloniki  | Solun (Солун)  | Θεσσαλονίκη  | Greek  |
Veria  | Ber (Бер)  | Βέροια  | Greek  |
Vevi  | Banitsa (Баница)  | Βεύη  | Greek  |
Xanthi  | Tsarevo (Царево) | Ξάνθη  | Greek

## Italy

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Italy

English name  | Bulgarian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Florence  | Florentsiya (Флоренция)  | Firenze  | Italian  |
Genova  | Genua (Генуа)  | Genua  | Italian  |
Naples  | Neapol (Неапол)  | Napoli  | Italian  |
Rome  | Rim (Рим)  | Roma  | Italian  |
Trieste  | Triest (Триест)  | Trieste  | Italian  |

## Kosovo

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Kosovo

English name  | Bulgarian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Pristina  | Prishtina (Прищина)  | Prishtinë  | Albanian  |
Ferizaj  | Ferizovo (Феризово)  | Ferizaj  | Albanian  |
Podujevo  | Poduyevo (Подуево)  | Besianë  | Albanian  |

## Moldova

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Moldova

English name  | Bulgarian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Chișinău  | Kishinev (Кишинев)  |  |  |

## North Macedonia

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North Macedonia

English name  | Bulgarian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Bitola  | Bitolya (Битоля)  | Битола  | Macedonian  |
Debar  | Debǎr (Дебър)  | Дебaр  | Macedonian  |
Delčevo  | Tsarevo Selo (Царево Село)  | Делчево  | Macedonian  |
Gevgelija  | Gevgeli (Гевгели)  | Гевгелија  | Macedonian  |
Gostivar  | Kostovo (Костово) | Гостивар  | Macedonian  |
Kavadarci  | Tikvesh (Тиквеш) | Кавадарци  | Macedonian  |
Makedonski Brod  | Brod (Брод)  | Македонски Брод  | Macedonian  |
Sveti Nikole  | Sveti Nikola (Свети Никола)  | Свети Николе  | Macedonian  |

## Portugal

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Portugal

English name  | Bulgarian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Lisbon  | Lisabon (Лисабон)  | Lisboa  | Portuguese  |

## Romania

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Romania

English name  | Bulgarian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Bucharest  | Bukuresht (Букурещ)  | București  | Romanian  |
Cernavodă  | Cherna Voda (Черна Вода)  |  |  |
Constanța  | Kyustendzha (Кюстенджа) |  |  |
Dudeștii Vechi  | Star Beshenov, Stár Bishnov (Стар Бешенов)  |  |  | Star Bishnov is the Banat Bulgarian name
Giurgiu  | Gyurgevo (Гюргево)  |  |  |
Hârșova  | Harsovo (Хърсово) |  |  |
Isaccea  | Obluchitsa (Облучица) |  |  |
Sânnicolau Mare  | Smiklush (Смиклуш)  |  |  | Banat Bulgarian name
Timișoara  | Timishvár  |  |  | Banat Bulgarian name
Tulcea  | Tulcha (Тулча)  |  |  |
Zimnicea  | Zimnich, Zimnitsa (Зимнич, Зимница)  |  |  |

## Serbia

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Serbia

English name  | Bulgarian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Aleksinac  | Aleksinets (Алексинец) |  |  |
Belgrade  | Belgrad (Белград)  | Beograd  | Serbian  |
Bracévac  | Brakevtsi (Бракевци)  |  |  |
Gnjilane  | Gilyani (Гиляни) |  |  |
Gradinje  | Gradina (Градина)  |  |  |
Đakovica  | Dyakovo (Дяково)  |  |  |
Dimitrovgrad  | Tsaribrod (Цариброд)  |  |  |
Donji Milanovac  | Porech (Пореч) |  |  |
Dragaš  | Krakovishta (Краковища)  |  |  |
Knjaževac  | Gurgusovets (Гургусовец) |  |  |
Kruševac  | Krushevets, Krushevtsi (Крушевец, Крушевци) |  |  |
Leskovac  | Leskovets (Лесковец) |  |  |
Požarevac  | Pozharevets (Пожаревец) |  |  |
Svilajnac  | Svilenets (Свиленец) |  |  |
Vranje  | Vranya (Враня)  |  |  |
Zaječar  | Zaychar (Зайчар)  |  |  |

## Switzerland

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Switzerland

English name  | Bulgarian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Geneva  | Zheneva (Женева)  | Genève  | French  |
Lausanne  | Lozana (Лозана)  | Lausanne  | French  |

## Tunisia

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Tunisia

English name  | Bulgarian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Carthage  | Kartagen (Картаген)  | قرطاج  | Arabic  |

## Turkey

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Turkey

English name  | Bulgarian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Demirköy  | Malak Samokov (Малък Самоков)  | Demirköy  | Turkish  |
Edirne  | Odrin (Одрин)  | Edirne  | Turkish  |
Enez  | Enos (Енос)  | Enez  | Turkish  |
İstanbul  | Tsarigrad (Цариград) | İstanbul  | Turkish  |
Kırklareli  | Lozengrad (Лозенград)  | Kırklareli  | Turkish  |
Pehlivanköy  | Pavlovo (Павлово)  | Pehlivanköy  | Turkish  |
Tekirdağ  | Rodosto (Родосто)  | Tekirdağ  | Turkish  |

## Ukraine

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Ukraine

English name  | Bulgarian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Bolhrad  | Bolgrad (Болград)  | Болград  | Ukrainian  |
Lviv  | Lvov (Лвов)  | Львів  | Ukrainian  |

## See also

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* List of European exonyms

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