Kochev (Bulgarian: Кочев; also appearing in the transliteration variants Kočev, Kocheff, Kotcheff or Kotschew) – with its female form Kocheva (Bulgarian: Кочева) – is a Bulgarian and Macedonian surname which is derived from the male given name Kocho (Bulgarian: Кочо), a shortened version of the Bulgarian given name Nikolai/Nikolay (Bulgarian: Николай) that stems from the Greek name Nicholas (Greek: Νικόλαος), meaning "victor of the people."
Notable people with the name Kochev/Kotcheff include:
- Krasimir Kochev (born 1974), Bulgarian freestyle wrestler
- Mariya Kocheva (born 1974), retired Bulgarian backstroke swimmer
- Ted Kotcheff (born 1931), Bulgarian-Canadian film and television director and producer
- Vasil Kochev (born 1988), Bulgarian footballer
References
- ^ "Kochev Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
Approximately 4,010 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Russia; Highest density in: Bulgaria.
- "Български имена започващи с буквата "К"". sanovnik.bg. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
Кочо – Производно от Николай. Означава "народопобедител" (Kocho is a derivative of Nicholas. Means "people's winner".)
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