Велизар

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Βελισάριος (Belisários), of ancient Thracian origin. This name was notably held by Belisarius, commander of the Byzantine army under Justinian I.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɛliˈzar]
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  • Rhymes: -ar

Proper noun

Велиза́р • (Velizárm

  1. a male given name, Velizar, from Byzantine Greek [in turn from Thracian], equivalent to English Belisarios or Belisarius

Inflection

Declension of Велиза́р
singular
indefinite Велиза́р
Velizár
definite
vocative form Велиза́рю
Velizárju

References

  • Илчев, Стефан (1969) “Велиза̀р”, in Речник на личните и фамилни имена у българите [Dictionary of Bulgarian Personal and Family Names] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 105

Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Велизар m anim (Latin spelling Velizar)

  1. a male given name