Surname · Bulgarian
Апостолов
“apostle, messenger”
Апостолов (Apóstolov) is a surname from Ancient Greek. It is used in Bulgarian.
BulgarianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Apostolov.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Апостолов goes back to Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πόστολος, meaning “apostle, messenger.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πόστολος (“apostle, messenger”), built from Bulgarian апостол + -ов.
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Апостолов’s family of names
In Bulgarian usage, Апостолов as a surname has a transliteration in APOSTOLOV. In Bulgarian usage, Апостолов as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Apóstolov. In Bulgarian usage, Апостолов as a surname has a related form in Апостолев.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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