Quidditch

Vulchanov family

Vulchanov family

A Bulgarian wizarding family that has produced at least two world-class Quidditch Beaters (Pm).

Notable members

Vulchanov

Boris Vulchanov

Notes

The elder Vulchanov was a Beater on the Bulgarian National Team that lost to Ireland in the 1994 Quidditch World Cup (GF8, Pm).

The elder Vulchanov’s son, Boris, is also a Beater and was a member of the winning Bulgarian team at the 2014 Quidditch World Cup (Pm).

Commentary

Etymology

Vulchanov means "volcano", deriving from Bulgarian вулка́н (vulkan) (Dictionary.com). It is similar in spelling to the name of the Bulgarian cinema actor and director Rangel Valchanov (Wikipedia).

Notes

They may be related to Nerida Vulchanova, the founder of Durmstrang Institute (Pm).

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