AFËRDITA f AlbanianMeans
"daybreak, morning" in Albanian, from
afër "nearby, close" and
ditë "day".
ALBAN m German, French, Albanian, English (Rare)From the Roman cognomen
Albanus, which meant
"from Alba". Alba (from Latin
albus "white") was the name of various places within the Roman Empire, including the city Alba Longa. This name was borne by Saint Alban, the first British martyr (4th century). According to tradition, he sheltered a fugitive priest in his house. When his house was searched, he disguised himself as the priest, was arrested in his stead, and was beheaded. As an English name,
Alban was occasionally used in the Middle Ages and was revived in the 18th century, though it is now uncommon.
ALI (1) m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay, Avar, Kazakh, Dhivehi, Albanian, BosnianMeans
"lofty, sublime" in Arabic. Ali ibn Abi Talib was a cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet
Muhammad and the fourth caliph to rule the Muslim world. His followers were the original Shia Muslims, who regard him as the first rightful caliph.
... [more] ARDIT m AlbanianMeans
"golden day" in Albanian, from
ar "gold" and
ditë "day".
BEHAR m AlbanianFrom the archaic Albanian word
behar meaning
"summer".
DARDAN m AlbanianFrom the name of the Dardani, an Illyrian tribe who lived on the Balkan Peninsula. Their name may derive from an Illyrian word meaning "pear". They were unrelated to the ancient people who were also called the Dardans who lived near Troy.
ERA f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
erë meaning
"wind".
GENTIAN m AlbanianFrom the name of the flowering plant called the gentian, the roots of which are used to create a tonic. It is derived from the name of the Illyrian king
GENTIUS, who supposedly discovered its medicinal properties.
GENTIUS m AlbanianPossibly means
"to beget" in Illyrian. This was the name of a 2nd-century BC Illyrian king who went to war with Rome.
GONXHE f AlbanianMeans
"flower bud" in Albanian, of Persian origin. This was the middle name of Saint Teresa of Calcutta, better known as Mother Teresa (1910-1997).
GRANIT m AlbanianMeans
"granite" in Albanian, from Italian
granito, ultimately derived from Latin
granum meaning "grain".
ILIR m AlbanianMeans
"Illyrian" in Albanian, referring to an ancient people who inhabited the Balkans.
ISA (1) m Arabic, Persian, AlbanianArabic form of
JESUS. This form is found in the Quran and is used as a given name by Muslims. Arabic-speaking Christians instead use
يسوع (Yasu') to refer to Jesus Christ.
LINDITA f AlbanianMeans
"the day is born" in Albanian, from
lind "to give birth" and
ditë "day".
LULJETA f AlbanianMeans
"flower of life" in Albanian, from
lule "flower" and
jetë "life".
PËRPARIM m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
përparim meaning
"progress, advancement".
PRANVERA f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
pranverë meaning
"spring", itself from
pranë "nearby, close" and
verë "summer".
SHQIPE f AlbanianFrom Albanian
shqip meaning
"Albanian". Additionally, the word
shqipe means
"eagle" in modern Albanian, a variant of older
shkabë. These interrelated words are often the subject of competing claims that the one is derived from the other. The ultimate origin of
shqip "Albanian" is uncertain, but it may be from
shqipoj meaning "to say clearly".
SOKOL m AlbanianMeans
"falcon" in Albanian, a word borrowed from Slavic.
TEUTA f AlbanianPossibly derived from an Illyrian word or title meaning
"queen". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Illyrian queen.