Благой

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic благꙑи (blagyi), from благъ (blagŭ, from Proto-Slavic *bolgъ) +‎ и (i, Pronoun, from Proto-Slavic *jь). By surface analysis, благ (blag, “gentle, noble”) +‎ -ой (-oj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɫɐˈɡɔj]

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Благо́й • (Blagój) m

1. a male given name, Blagoy

Inflection

Declension of Благо́й

	singular
indefinite	Благо́й Blagój
definite	—
vocative form	Благо́ю Blagóju

Derived terms

• Surnames:
  • Благо́ев (Blagóev)

References

• Илчев, Стефан (1969) “Благо̀й”, in Речник на личните и фамилни имена у българите [Dictionary of Bulgarian Personal and Family Names] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 77