Stoyko

Stoyko is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, used primarily in Bulgaria and among Slavic-speaking communities in the Balkans. It is also found as a surname in some families. The name is derived from the Slavic root stoj- meaning to stand or endure, with the diminutive suffix -ko common in Bulgarian usage, yielding a meaning along the lines of “the steadfast one” or “the standing one.” In Cyrillic, the name is written Стойко.

In Bulgaria and neighboring regions, Stoyko has historical usage dating to medieval and early modern periods, and it remains in occasional use today. The form Stojko, a Serbo-Croatian transcription, is a related variant found in South Slavic linguistic areas.

As a surname, Stoyko can occur as a patronymic-derived family name and may appear in various regional spellings. In practice, it is far less common as a surname than as a given name, and its occurrence often reflects local naming traditions or diaspora communities.

There are related names in the Slavic naming tradition, including Stoyan, from which some individuals may derive, and other morphologically related forms across Cyrillic- and Latin-script contexts.