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Anxhela f Albanian
Albanian form of Angela.

Bashkim m Albanian
From Albanian bashkë meaning "together".

Blerina f Albanian
Feminine form of Blerim.

Dardana f Albanian
Feminine form of Dardan.

Fatmire f Albanian
Feminine form of Fatmir.

Flutura f Albanian
Means "butterfly" in Albanian.

Gazmend m Albanian
Means "exultation, great joy, elation" in Albanian.

Gentian m Albanian
From 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 Albanian
Possibly means "to beget" in Illyrian. This was the name of a 2nd-century BC Illyrian king who went to war with Rome.

Ibrahim m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Pashto, Urdu, Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir, Avar, Bosnian, Dhivehi, Albanian, Hausa, Swahili
Arabic form of Abraham, also used in several other languages. This form appears in the Quran.

Klaudia f Polish, Slovak, Hungarian, Albanian, German, Biblical Greek
Polish, Slovak, Hungarian and Albanian form of Claudia, as well as a German variant form and the form found in the Greek New Testament.

Kristaq m Albanian
Albanian form of Christakis.

Liljana f Macedonian, Slovene, Albanian
Macedonian, Slovene and Albanian form of Lillian.

Lindita f Albanian
Means "the day is born" in Albanian, from lind "to give birth" and ditë "day".

Luljeta f Albanian
Means "flower of life" in Albanian, from lule "flower" and jetë "life".

Marjana f Slovene, Albanian, Croatian
Slovene, Albanian and Croatian form of Mariana.

Muhamet m Albanian
Albanian form of Muhammad.

Nertila f Albanian
Meaning unknown.

Nikollë m Albanian
Albanian form of Nicholas.

Pandeli m Albanian
Albanian form of Pantelis.

Pëllumb m Albanian
Means "dove" in Albanian.

Ramazan m Turkish, Azerbaijani, Avar, Kazakh, Circassian, Albanian
Form of Ramadan in several languages.

Shefqet m Albanian
Albanian form of Şevket.

Shpëtim m Albanian
From Albanian shpëtim meaning "rescue, relief, salvation".

Shpresa f Albanian
From Albanian shpresë meaning "hope".

Skënder m Albanian
Short form of Aleksandër.

Spartak m Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Albanian, Armenian, Georgian
Form of Spartacus in several languages.

Valbona f Albanian
From Valbona (or Valbonë), the name of a mountain valley and river in northern Albania.

Valdete f Albanian
Derived from Albanian valë "wave" and det "sea, ocean".

Valmira f Albanian
Feminine form of Valmir.

Violeta f Romanian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Albanian, Lithuanian
Form of Violet in several languages.

Vjollca f Albanian
Derived from Albanian vjollcë meaning "violet", referring to both the flower and the colour.

Xhesika f Albanian
Albanian form of Jessica.

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