Surname · Bulgarian
Якиев
“bandage for wound”
Якиев (Jakíev) is a surname from Turkish. It is used in Bulgarian.
BulgarianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Yakiev.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Якиев goes back to a word meaning “bandage for wound.”
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How it developed
From Turkish yakı, built from Bulgarian якия (“bandage for wound”) + -ев.
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Якиев’s family of names
In Bulgarian usage, Якиев as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Jakíev. In Bulgarian usage, Якиев as a surname has a transliteration in Yakiev. In Bulgarian usage, Якиев as a surname was borrowed from the Turkish form Yakı.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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