لوفجه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Derived from Bulgarian Ловеч (Loveč), from Old Church Slavonic ловьчь (lovĭčĭ, “of a hunter”).

Proper noun

لوفجه • (Lofça)

1. Lovech (a town in Bulgaria)

Descendants

• Turkish: Lofça

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Loveç”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)