Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Attested as Ὀγγλος (Onglos) in Byzantine Greek.

Resembles:

It is not known if the toponym was given by the Bulgars (or their Slavic allies) themselves or continues an earlier name inherited by the local population.

Proper noun

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О́нгъл (Óngǎlm

  1. Onglos (area at the delta of Danube, where Asparukh's Bulgars first settled on the Balkans in 680)

Inflection

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