| Gender | masculine |
|---|---|
| Meaning | "one that finds glory/fame" |
| Derived | desiti (to find, to encounter) and slava (glory, fame) |
| Region | Bulgaria |
| Languageorigin | Slavic |
Desislav or Dessislav (Bulgarian: Десислав) is a Bulgarian masculine given name, derived from the Slavic elements desiti (to find, to encounter) and slava (glory, fame), thus meaning "one that finds glory".[1] It is traditionally found in Bulgaria.
Notable people with the name include:
- Desislav Chukolov (born 1974), Bulgarian politician
- Desislav Gunev (born 1986), Bulgarian sprinter
- Desislav Rusev (born 1979), Bulgarian footballer
See also
- Desislava, female variant of the name