Penchev

P3E1N1C3H4E1V4
/ˈpɛnt͡ʃɛf/

proper noun

A transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Пе́нчев (Pénčev).

Scrabble 17

Meanings

proper nounPenchev (plural Penchevi or Penchevs)

plural Penchevi · plural Penchevs · alternative Pentchev

  1. A transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Пе́нчев (Pénčev).

    I would like to dedicate this work to my parents Tsenko and Veselina Penchevi and to my sister Milkana, without who^([sic]) I could not be what I am now.

    2008 May, Mariya Tsenkova Pencheva, The case of the Bulgarian medics and the Palestinian doctor in Libya: The triangular relationship in the conflict and conflict resolution of the case (master’s dissertation), Msida: The Department of International Relations of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Malta, Acknowledgments, page v
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    The Penchevs, both of them teachers at the school, had been discussing their holidays all the winter, but now that vacation time had actually arrived they were still undecided as to where to go.

    1960 August, Ganka Tseneva, “A Good Choice”, in Bulgaria Today, volume IX, number 8, 1 Levski Street, Sofia: Committee for Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, page 23/1

Origin

  1. BulgarianПе́нчев
  2. EnglishPenchev

Borrowed from Bulgarian Пе́нчев (Pénčev).

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APA

Penchev. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Penchev

MLA

“Penchev.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Penchev. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Penchev,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Penchev.

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