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Rated: E · User Poll · Sci-fi · #2237636
Please help solve the dilemma with a character name.
Poll Question:
Please help solve the dilemma with a character name.
In my WIP I have a character of Bulgarian nationality and in search of a suitable name I have came to the dilemma of choosing between two names.
I have crafted both on information about meaning and history found on the site Behind The Name. Following will be both variants, but first, let's have a brief explanation.

His occupation is electrical engineering. He is head of the energy supply department in a settlement on Mars.

For the first name
* Ivaylo: Perhaps derived from an old Bulgar name meaning "wolf". It was the name of a 13th-century emperor of Bulgaria. It is possible that this spelling was the result of a 15th-century misreading of his real name Vulo from historical documents.1
* Deyan - Bulgarian form of Dejan: 2
Dejan - Possibly derived from the South Slavic word dejati meaning "to act, to do". Otherwise, it may be related to Latin deus "god".3

Middle name
* Goran - Means "mountain man", derived from South Slavic gora meaning "mountain". It was popularised by the Croatian poet Ivan Goran Kovačić (1913-1943), who got his middle name because of the mountain town where he was born.4

Surname
* Chavdarov - Means "son of CHAVDAR".5
Chavdar - Derived from a Persian word meaning "leader, dignitary".6

Please vote variant you think is most suitable. If you have other suggestion, feel free to drop it in a comment.

Footnotes
1  https://www.behindthename.com/name/ivaylo
2  https://www.behindthename.com/name/deyan
3  https://www.behindthename.com/name/dejan
4  https://www.behindthename.com/name/goran
5  https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/chavdarov
6  https://www.behindthename.com/name/chavdar

Poll Options:
      Deyan Goran Chavdarov
      Ivaylo Goran Chavdarov
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