Desislava

{{Infobox given name

| name = Desislava

| pronunciation=

| gender = feminine

| meaning = "one that finds glory/fame"

| derived = desiti (to find, to encounter) and slava (glory, fame)

| region = Bulgaria

| languageorigin = Slavic

| related names =

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}}

{{Wiktionary|Десислава}}

Desislava or Dessislava ({{langx|bg|Десислава}}) is a Bulgarian feminine given name, derived from the Slavic elements desiti (to find, to encounter) and slava (glory, fame), thus meaning "one that finds glory".[https://www.behindthename.com/name/desislava Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Desislava]

Notable people with the name include:

• Desislava Bozhilova (born 1992), Bulgarian international snooker referee
• Desislava of Bulgaria (fl. 14th c.), Princess of Bulgaria during the Second Bulgarian Empire
• Desislava (fl. 13th c.), Bulgarian noble of the second Bulgarian Empire
• Desislava Aleksandrova-Mladenova (born 1975), Bulgarian high jumper
• Desislava Balabanova (born 1988), Bulgarian sport shooter
• Desislava Doneva (born 1979), Bulgarian singer known mononymously as Desi Slava
• Dessislava Mladenova (born 1988), Bulgarian tennis player
• Dessislava Nikodimova (born 1966), Bulgarian volleyball player
• Desislava Petrova (born 1980), Bulgarian gay rights activist
• Desislava Radeva (born 1969), First Lady of Bulgaria
• Dessislava Roussanova, Bulgarian journalist
• Desislava Stoyanova (born 1992), Bulgarian biathlete
• Desislava Topalova (born 1978), Bulgarian tennis player
• Desislava Taneva (born 1972), Bulgarian politician
• Dessislava Velitchkova (born 1972), Bulgarian volleyball player