The baby name Doncho is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdontʃo/ (DON-cho).
Doncho is Bulgarian in Origin.
The baby name Doncho is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdontʃo/ (DON-cho).
Doncho is Bulgarian in Origin.
Doncho (Bulgarian: Дончо; also Dončo) is a Bulgarian masculine diminutive (hypocoristic) of Andon, a South Slavic form of Anton/Anthony. Anton/Anthony descends from the Roman family name Antonius, generally considered of Etruscan origin with no certain lexical meaning; later Christian tradition gave it virtuous overtones. Thus Doncho inherits the associations of Anthony without adding a separate meaning.
Used across Bulgaria and in neighboring Macedonian communities, Doncho is well attested in church and civil records of the 19th–20th centuries and remains recognizable, though less common today. Variants and related forms include Donyo (Доньо), Andon, Anton, and the orthographic Latinization Dončo. Bearers typically share the name day of Anton/Andon on 17 January (Antonovden), honoring St. Anthony the Great. The name conveys a warm, familiar tone - suited to informal address - while still standing on its own as a given name in modern Bulgarian practice.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BG | 0 | #78 | 5 | 1,799 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #166 | 54 | 3,850 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #921 | 10 | 5,610 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,462 | 10 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Doncho is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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