Stoykov ( bg, Стойков; also appearing in the transliteration variants Stoikov, Stojkov, Stoikow or Stoykow) – with its female form Stoykova ( bg, Стойкова) – is a
Bulgarian surname
The Bulgarian name system has considerable similarities with most other European name systems, and with those of other Slavic peoples such as the Russian name system, although it has certain unique features.
Bulgarian names usually consist of ...
which is derived from the male given name ''Stoyko'' (also as ''Stojko''—also found in Slovenian—or ''Stoiko''), which in itself comes from the
imperative form ''стой'' of the Bulgarian verb ''стоя'' "to stand", "to stop."
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Notable people with the name ''Stoykov'' include:
*Angel Stoykov
Angel Georgiev Stoykov ( bg, Ангел Георгиев Стойков; born 24 August 1977) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a midfielder.
He played for Chernomorets Burgas, Spartak Varna, CSKA Sofia, Marek Dupnitsa, Slavia S ...
(born 1977), former Bulgarian footballer
*Dame Stoykov
Dame Ivanov Stoykov ( bg, Даме Иванов Стойков, born 11 July 1966), also known as Dame Stoykov (Даме Стойков), is a Bulgarian judoka. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The 19 ...
(born 1968), Bulgarian judoka
*Elvis Stojko
Elvis Stojko, (born March 22, 1972) is a Canadian figure skater. He was a three-time World champion (1994, 1995, 1997), two-time Olympic silver medallist (1994, 1998), and seven-time Canadian champion (1994, 1996–2000, and 2002).
Personal ...
(born 1972), Canadian figure skater of Slovenian ancestry
*Georgi Stoykov Rakovski
Georgi Stoykov Rakovski ( bg, Георги Стойков Раковски) (1821 – 9 October 1867), known also Georgi Sava Rakovski (), born Sabi Stoykov Popovich (), was a 19th-century Bulgarian revolutionary, freemason, writer and an imp ...
(1821–1867), Bulgarian revolutionary, freemason and writer
*Kostadin Stoykov
Kostadin Stoykov ( bg, Костадин Стойков, born 7 December 1977) is a Bulgarian volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a b ...
(born 1977), former Bulgarian volleyball player
*Krasimir Stoykov
Krasimir Stoykov ( bg, Красимир Стойков; born 15 January 1955) is a Bulgarian former swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economi ...
(born 1955), former Bulgarian swimmer
* Lubomir Stoykov (born 1954), Bulgarian fashion TV journalist and fashion critic
*Maksim Stoykov
Maksim Stoykov ( bg, Максим Стойков; born 13 January 1991) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive rol ...
(born 1991), Bulgarian footballer
*Stoyko Stoykov
Stoyko Ivanov Stoykov ( bg, Стойко Иванов Стойков; 26 October 1912 – 9 December 1969) was a Bulgarian linguist, Slavist.
Biography
Graduated Slavic Philology at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", (1935). Specialized ...
(1912–1969), Bulgarian linguist
*Todor Stoykov
Todor Stoykov (born 3 March 1977 in Varna) is a Bulgarian retired professional basketball player, who played for Cherno More, Cordivari Roseto, Scafati Basket, Valencia BC and Lukoil Academic. At 1.98 m, his position was shooting guard/small fo ...
(born 1977), Bulgarian retired basketball player
*Veselin Stoykov
Veselin Stoykov ( bg, Веселин Стойков; born 27 August 1986) is a Bulgarian footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are associat ...
(born 1986), Bulgarian footballer
*Vesselin Stoykov
Vesselin Stoykov (born 1 November 1973 in Stara Zagora) is a Bulgarian-German opera singer and manager, from Bulgarian origin.
Education
* New Bulgarian University – Doctor of Philosophy (Music sciences);
* New Bulgarian University – M ...
(born 1973), German opera singer and manager of Bulgarian origin
*Yordan Stoykov
Yordan Ivanov Stoykov ( bg, Йордан Иванов Стойков; born 6 November 1951) is a Bulgarian professional football player and manager.
Career
Yordan Stoykov played as a defender in Lokomotiv Sofia from 1970 to 1983, as record 336 a ...
(born 1951), Bulgarian retired football player and manager
*Zlatan Stoykov Zlatan Kirilov Stoykov ( bg, Златан Кирилов Стойков; born 17 March 1951) is a Bulgarian general and was from 1 June 2006 to 30 June 2009 the (44th) Chief of the General Staff of the Bulgarian Army.
Lieutenant General Stoykov was ...
(born 1951), Bulgarian general
References
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Bulgarian-language surnames