Save Type Country Usage Late Roman, English, Spanish, Italian, Indonesian, Malay Pronounced Pron. bul-GEHR-ee-ə(English) bool-GHA-rya(Spanish) [key·IPA] Meaning & History From the name of the Turkic tribe of the Bulgars, possibly from a Turkic root meaning "mixed". This is the name of a country in southeastern Europe. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesBulgarye(Afrikaans) Balgariya(Bulgarian) Bulgarien(Danish) Bulgarije(Dutch) Bulgarie(French) Bulgarien(German) Bolgariya(Russian) Bulgarien(Swedish) User SubmissionsBúlgaría, Bułgaria, Bulgária, Bulgària, Bulgarìa Categories Europe, Slavic countries