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 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 (born 1977), former Bulgarian footballer
* Dame Stoykov (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).
Persona ...
(born 1972), Canadian figure skater of Slovenian ancestry
* Georgi Stoykov Rakovski (1821–1867), Bulgarian revolutionary, freemason and writer
* Kostadin Stoykov (born 1977), former Bulgarian volleyball player
* Krasimir Stoykov (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/sma ...
(born 1977), Bulgarian retired basketball player
*Veselin Stoykov
Veselin Stoykov ( bg, Веселин Стойков; born 27 August 1986) is a Bulgarian footballer, who plays as a striker
Striker or The Strikers may refer to:
People
*A participant in a strike action
*A participant in a hunger strike
*Blac ...
(born 1986), Bulgarian footballer
* Vesselin Stoykov (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 wa ...
(born 1951), Bulgarian general
References
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Bulgarian-language surnames