Bulgarian exonyms

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This is a list of Bulgarian exonyms for places that do not use Bulgarian. This list includes only names that are significantly different from the local toponym, and archaic or obsolete names are italicized.

Albania
English name	Bulgarian name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Berat	Beligrad (Белиград)
Durrës	Drach (Драч)
Korçë	Goritsa (Горица)

Austria
English name	Bulgarian name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Vienna	Viena (Виена)	Wien	German

Czech Republic
English name	Bulgarian name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Prague	Praga (Прага)	Praha	Czech

Denmark
English name	Bulgarian name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Copenhagen	Kopenhagen (Копенхаген)	København	Danish

France
English name	Bulgarian name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Nice	Nitsa (Ница)
Paris	Parizh (Париж)

Greece
English name	Bulgarian name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Alexandroupoli	Dedeagach (Дедеагач)	Αλεξανδρούπολη	Greek
Edessa	Voden (Воден)	Ἔδεσσα	Greek
Florina	Lerin (Лерин)	Φλώρινα	Greek
Goumenissa	Gumendzhe (Гумендже)	Γουμένισσα	Greek
Ioannina	Yanina (Янина)	Ιωάννινα	Greek
Kastoria	Kostur (Костур)	Καστοριά	Greek
Kilkis	Kukush (Кукуш)	Κιλκίς	Greek
Komotini	Gyumyurdzhina (Гюмюрджина)	Κομοτηνή	Greek
Kozani	Kozhani (Кожани)	Κοζάνη	Greek
Promachonas	Dragotin (Драготин)	Προμαχώνας	Greek
Serres	Ser, Syar (Сер, Сяр)	Σέρρες	Greek
Thessaloniki	Solun (Солун)	Θεσσαλονίκη	Greek
Veria	Ber (Бер)	Βέροια	Greek
Vevi	Banitsa (Баница)	Βεύη	Greek
Xanthi	Tsarevo (Царево)	Ξάνθη	Greek

Italy
English name	Bulgarian name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Florence	Florentsiya (Флоренция)	Firenze	Italian
Genova	Genua (Генуа)	Genua	Italian
Naples	Neapol (Неапол)	Napoli	Italian
Rome	Rim (Рим)	Roma	Italian
Trieste	Triest (Триест)	Trieste	Italian

Kosovo
English name	Bulgarian name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Pristina	Prishtina (Прищина)	Prishtinë	Albanian
Ferizaj	Ferizovo (Феризово)	Ferizaj	Albanian
Podujevo	Poduyevo (Подуево)	Besianë	Albanian

Moldova
English name	Bulgarian name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Chișinău	Kishinev (Кишинев)

North Macedonia
English name	Bulgarian name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Bitola	Bitolya (Битоля)	Битола	Macedonian
Debar	Debǎr (Дебър)	Дебaр	Macedonian
Delčevo	Tsarevo Selo (Царево Село)	Делчево	Macedonian
Gevgelija	Gevgeli (Гевгели)	Гевгелија	Macedonian
Gostivar	Kostovo (Костово)	Гостивар	Macedonian
Kavadarci	Tikvesh (Тиквеш)	Кавадарци	Macedonian
Makedonski Brod	Brod (Брод)	Македонски Брод	Macedonian
Sveti Nikole	Sveti Nikola (Свети Никола)	Свети Николе	Macedonian

Portugal
English name	Bulgarian name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Lisbon	Lisabon (Лисабон)	Lisboa	Portuguese

Romania
English name	Bulgarian name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Bucharest	Bukuresht (Букурещ)	București	Romanian
Cernavodă	Cherna Voda (Черна Вода)
Constanța	Kyustendzha (Кюстенджа)
Dudeștii Vechi	Star Beshenov, Stár Bishnov (Стар Бешенов)			Star Bishnov is the Banat Bulgarian name
Giurgiu	Gyurgevo (Гюргево)
Hârșova	Harsovo (Хърсово)
Isaccea	Obluchitsa (Облучица)
Sânnicolau Mare	Smiklush (Смиклуш)			Banat Bulgarian name
Timișoara	Timishvár			Banat Bulgarian name
Tulcea	Tulcha (Тулча)
Zimnicea	Zimnich, Zimnitsa (Зимнич, Зимница)

Serbia
English name	Bulgarian name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Aleksinac	Aleksinets (Алексинец)
Belgrade	Belgrad (Белград)	Beograd	Serbian
Bracévac	Brakevtsi (Бракевци)
Gnjilane	Gilyani (Гиляни)
Gradinje	Gradina (Градина)
Đakovica	Dyakovo (Дяково)
Dimitrovgrad	Tsaribrod (Цариброд)
Donji Milanovac	Porech (Пореч)
Dragaš	Krakovishta (Краковища)
Knjaževac	Gurgusovets (Гургусовец)
Kruševac	Krushevets, Krushevtsi (Крушевец, Крушевци)
Leskovac	Leskovets (Лесковец)
Požarevac	Pozharevets (Пожаревец)
Svilajnac	Svilenets (Свиленец)
Vranje	Vranya (Враня)
Zaječar	Zaychar (Зайчар)

Switzerland
English name	Bulgarian name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Geneva	Zheneva (Женева)	Genève	French
Lausanne	Lozana (Лозана)	Lausanne	French

Tunisia
English name	Bulgarian name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Carthage	Kartagen (Картаген)	قرطاج	Arabic

Turkey
English name	Bulgarian name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Demirköy	Malak Samokov (Малък Самоков)	Demirköy	Turkish
Edirne	Odrin (Одрин)	Edirne	Turkish
Enez	Enos (Енос)	Enez	Turkish
İstanbul	Tsarigrad (Цариград)	İstanbul	Turkish
Kırklareli	Lozengrad (Лозенград)	Kırklareli	Turkish
Pehlivanköy	Pavlovo (Павлово)	Pehlivanköy	Turkish
Tekirdağ	Rodosto (Родосто)	Tekirdağ	Turkish

Ukraine
English name	Bulgarian name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Bolhrad	Bolgrad (Болград)	Болград	Ukranian
Lviv	Lvov (Лвов)	Львів	Ukranian

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