The baby name Nedelka is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced neh-DEL-kah (/nɛˈdɛlka/).
Nedelka is Slavic in Origin.
The baby name Nedelka is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced neh-DEL-kah (/nɛˈdɛlka/).
Nedelka is Slavic in Origin.
Rooted in South Slavic languages, Nedelka is a feminine name built on the Common Slavic word for Sunday (nedělja), literally “no work” (ne + dělat ‘to work’), the weekly day of rest. The -ka ending marks an affectionate or diminutive form, so the sense is “little Sunday” or “Sunday-born.” It appears across Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, and the broader Balkan region.
Traditionally bestowed on girls born on a Sunday or in devotion to Saint Kyriaki - venerated in Bulgarian as Sveta Nedelya - the name saw steady rural use in the 19th–20th centuries and has modest contemporary revival in the diaspora. Variants and close forms include Nedelya/Nedelja/Nedela, Bulgarian Nedyalka (Nedialka), Serbian/Croatian Nedeljka or Nedjeljka, and diminutives Neda and Nedka; related male forms are Nedeljko, Nedelko, and Nedelcho. Cross-language counterparts with the same meaning include Greek Kyriaki and Latin-derived Dominica/Domenica.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 0 | #135 | 4 | 3,797 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #244 | 277 | 9,861 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 4 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
Nedelka is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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