Анелия
Bulgarian
editEtymology
editShift from А́на (Ána) and/or Ангели́на (Angelína). Perhaps gained popularity after the publication of Henryk Sienkiewicz's Without Dogma, which (in Bulgarian translation) features a character by Ане́ля (Anélja), an abbreviated form of this term.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editАне́лия • (Anélija) f (diminutive Ане́лка)
- a female given name, Aneliya or Anelia
Derived terms
edit- Ане́ля (Anélja)
References
edit- Илчев, Стефан (1969) “Анѐлия”, in Речник на личните и фамилни имена у българите [Dictionary of Bulgarian Personal and Family Names] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 50