Hadzhiev or Hadjiev or Khadjiev (

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

: Хаджиев) is a Bulgarian surname derived from

hajji Hajji ( ar, الحجّي; sometimes spelled Hadji, Haji, Alhaji, Al-Hadj, Al-Haj or El-Hajj) is an honorific title which is given to a Muslim who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca. It is also often used to refer to an elder, since it ...

, which originally was an honorific title given to a Muslim person who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca, but which was later adopted by Christian peoples as a word for ''

pilgrim A pilgrim (from the Latin ''peregrinus'') is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) who is on Pilgrimage, a journey to a holy place. Typically, this is a physical journey (often on foot) to some place of special significance to the a ...

''.

People

* Kamen Hadzhiev (1991—), Bulgarian footballer. * Todor Hadzhiev (1881—1956), Bulgarian conductor, composer, and pianist. :* Parashkev Hadzhiev (1919—1992), Bulgarian composer, son of Todor. *

Zelimkhan Khadjiev Zelimkhan Khadjiev (russian: Зелимхан Хаджиев; born May 20, 1994 in Dagestan) is a Russian- French freestyle wrestler of Chechen heritage. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he w ...

(1994—), French freestyle wrestler of Chechen heritage.

Places

* Hadzhievo,

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* Hadzhievtsi,

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{{surname, Hadzhiev Bulgarian-language surnames