Given name · Bulgarian · Macedonian
Петко
Петко (Pétko) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Bulgarian and Macedonian.
Bulgarian and MacedonianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Petko.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Macedonian usage, Петко is a diminutive of Петар. In Bulgarian usage, Петко is a diminutive of Петър.
Петко’s family of names
In Macedonian usage, Петко is a diminutive of Петар. In Macedonian usage, Петко can be written in the Roman alphabet as PETKO. In Bulgarian usage, Петко can be written in the Roman alphabet as Pétko.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Петко
- Petko SlaveykovBulgarian journalist (1827–1895)
- Petko KaravelovBulgarian politician (1843-1903)
- Petko SirakovBulgarian wrestler1929–1996
- Petko StaynovBulgarian composer (1896–1977)
- Petko TodorovBulgarian writer, poet and playwright (1879–1916)
- Petko PetkovBulgarian footballer (1946-2020)
- Petko ChristovRoman Catholic bishop1950–2020
- Petko VoyvodaBulgarian revolutionary (1844-1900)
- Petko ValovBulgarian Greek Catholic bishopborn 1966
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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