Submitted Place Name Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
9/12/2021, 1:06 PM	HL
8/31/2020, 12:27 PM	HL
3/6/2020, 10:14 AM	Mike C
5/17/2016, 7:00 PM	HL
5/17/2016, 6:59 PM	HL
12/4/2015, 5:37 PM	HL

Name Plovdiv

Type Settlement

Usage Bulgarian

Scripts Пловдив(Bulgarian)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈpɫɔv.dif/

Edit Status Status 3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

From a Thracian translation of the Latin name Pulpudeva, which was possibly derived from the given name Phillip combined with Dacian dava meaning "city, town, fortress". Alternately, it may mean "lake city" in Thracian. This is the name of a city in Bulgaria.

Added 12/4/2015 by HL