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'''Svilen''' ({{langx|bg|Свилен|}}) is a [[male]] [[given name]] almost exclusively used in [[Bulgaria]]. The [[female]] equivalent is ''{{transl|bg|Svilena}}'' ({{langx|bg|Свилена|}}).
==Origin==
The name '''Svilen''', was taken from the Bulgarian word ''svila'' (Cyrillic: ''Свила'') or [[silk]]. As a result, the name refers to ''silken'', it maybe used in many senses as an [[adjective]] other than a name.
The word itself ''svila'' originated from Serbo-Croatian. The word is mentioned in the [[Epic poetry|epic]] [[Serbia]]n [[poem]], ''The Maiden of Kossovo''; the line reads ''Svilen kalpak''. This may be translated as ''Silken Cap''.
==Notable people with the name==
* [[Svilen Neykov]] (born 1964), Bulgarian rower
* [[Svilen Noev]] (born 1975), Bulgarian singer-songwriter, bandleader of Ostava
* [[Svilen Piralkov]] (born 1975), Spanish water polo player
* [[Svilen Rusinov]] (born 1964), Bulgarian boxer
* [[Svilen Simeonov]] (born 1974), Bulgarian footballer
* [[Svilen Andreev]] (born 1988), Bulgarian photographer and graphic designer
* [[Svilen Kostadinov]] (born 1989), Bulgarian inventor and designer
==See also==
*[[Svilengrad]], Bulgarian town
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[[Category:Slavic masculine given names]]
[[Category:Bulgarian masculine given names]]
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