# Desislava

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**Desislava** or **Dessislava** (Bulgarian: Десислава) is a Bulgarian feminine given name, derived from the Slavic elements *desiti* (to find, to encounter) and *slava* (glory, fame), thus meaning "one that finds glory".[1]

Notable people with the name include:

- [Desislava](/source/Desislava_of_Duklja), (fl. 12th c.), Princess of [Duklja](/source/Duklja)
- [Desislava](/source/Kaloyan_and_Desislava) (fl. 13th c.), Bulgarian noble of the second Bulgarian Empire
- [Desislava of Bulgaria](/source/Desislava_of_Bulgaria) (fl. 14th c.), Princess of Bulgaria during the Second Bulgarian Empire
- [Desislava Aleksandrova-Mladenova](/source/Desislava_Aleksandrova-Mladenova) (born 1975), Bulgarian high jumper
- [Desislava Atanasova](/source/Desislava_Atanasova) (born 1978), Bulgarian judge and politician.
- [Desislava Balabanova](/source/Desislava_Balabanova) (born 1988), Bulgarian sport shooter
- [Desislava Bozhilova](/source/Desislava_Bozhilova) (born 1992), Bulgarian international snooker referee
- Desislava Doneva (born 1979), Bulgarian singer known mononymously as [Desi Slava](/source/Desi_Slava)
- [Dessislava Mladenova](/source/Dessislava_Mladenova) (born 1988), Bulgarian tennis player
- [Dessislava Nikodimova](/source/Dessislava_Nikodimova) (born 1966), Bulgarian volleyball player
- [Desislava Petrova](/source/Desislava_Petrova) (born 1980), Bulgarian gay rights activist
- [Desislava Radeva](/source/Desislava_Radeva) (born 1969), [First Lady of Bulgaria](/source/First_Lady_of_Bulgaria)
- [Dessislava Roussanova](/source/Dessislava_Roussanova), Bulgarian journalist
- [Desislava Stoyanova](/source/Desislava_Stoyanova) (born 1992), Bulgarian biathlete
- [Desislava Taneva](/source/Desislava_Taneva) (born 1972), Bulgarian politician
- [Desislava Topalova](/source/Desislava_Topalova) (born 1978), Bulgarian tennis player
- [Dessislava Velitchkova](/source/Dessislava_Velitchkova) (born 1972), Bulgarian volleyball player

## See also

- [Desislav](/source/Desislav), male variant of the name
- [Desislava Cove](/source/Desislava_Cove), a cove of Antarctica

## References

1. [Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Desislava](https://www.behindthename.com/name/desislava)

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