Велизар

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Βελισάριος (Belisários), of ancient Thracian origin. This name was notably held by Belisarius, commander of the Byzantine army under Justinian I.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɛliˈzar]

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• Rhymes: -ar

Proper noun

Велиза́р • (Velizár) m

1. a male given name, Velizar, from Byzantine Greek [in turn from Thracian], equivalent to English Belisarios or Belisarius

Inflection

Declension of Велиза́р

	singular
indefinite	Велиза́р Velizár
definite	—
vocative form	Велиза́рю Velizárju

References

• Илчев, Стефан (1969) “Велиза̀р”, in Речник на личните и фамилни имена у българите [Dictionary of Bulgarian Personal and Family Names] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 105

Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Велизар m (Latin spelling Velizar)

1. a male given name