Language Albanian: Names And Words
Description: | modern Albanian, the language of the European country Albania on the Balkans |
Hitparade series: | Albania, Albania prevalence |
Websites and pages about Albanian given names are still rare on the the
Internet and offer mostly only simple name lists without any
information about meanings and origins, like e.g. the following
list. Thus this page here with
Albanian names plus information about many of them is special.
Some of the names made it into the hitparade of the 700 most frequent
names for newborns in Switzerland in the year 1997
(female: Switzerland 1997, male: Switzerland 1997).
These names are probably quite frequent as well in Albania,
in Kosovo and other regions where Albanians live.
Word | Language | Translations | Name Groups |
afër | Albanian | near | Afërdita |
afrim | Albanian | the approach | Afrim |
agim | Albanian | the dawn | Agim |
agon | Albanian | the dawn | Agon |
ar | Albanian | the gold | Ardit/Ardita, Arian/Arjana, Arjeta, Arlind, Arlinda, Armend, Arta, Besart/Besarta, Earta, Rezart/Rezarta |
ardhjen | Albanian | the future | Ardian/Ardiana |
arë | Albanian | the land, the field | Arbër/Arbërie |
arsim | Albanian | the education | Arsim |
artë | Albanian | golden | Arta |
bardhë | Albanian | white | Bardh, Bardhyl |
bashkim | Albanian | the union, the alliance | Bashkim |
behar | Albanian | the summer | Behar |
bekim | Albanian | the benediction, the blessing | Bekim |
besë | Albanian | the faith, to trust | Besian/Besjana |
besim | Albanian | the belief, the faith | Besim, Besmir |
besnik | Albanian | faithful, loyal | Besnik |
betim | Albanian | the oath | Betim |
betohem | Albanian | to swear | Betim |
bled | Albanian | pale | Bled |
blerim | Albanian | the greenery, the verdure (the green of plants and leaves) | Blerim, Blerina, Blerta |
borë | Albanian | the snow | Bora |
bujar | Albanian | generous | Bujar |
bukuri | Albanian | the beauty | Bukuroshe |
burim | Albanian | the source, the fountain | Burim |
çliroj | Albanian | to liberate, to release | Clirim |
dardha | Albanian | the pear | Dardan/Dardana |
dëfrim | Albanian | the entertainment, the fun | Dëfrim |
delme | Albanian | the sheep | Dalmat |
deti | Albanian | blue, the sea | Odeta, Valdete |
diell | Albanian | the sun | Diellza |
dita | Albanian | the day | Afërdita, Ardit/Ardita, Ditmir, Lindita |
don | Albanian | the will, the desire | Donjeta, Liridon/Liridona |
drita | Albanian | the light | Dritan/Drita |
dritë | Albanian | the light, the shine | Endrit/Endrita |
dua | Albanian | to love | Dua, Edon/Edona |
engjëll | Albanian | the angel | Engjëll |
erë | Albanian | the wind, the scent, the odor | Erion, Ermir/Ermira |
etnik | Albanian | etnic | Etnik |
fat | Albanian | the luck, the fortune (in the sense of luck), the destiny | Fatima, Fatjon/Fatjona, Fatlind/Fatlinda, Fatmir/Fatmire |
fatbardh | Albanian | fortunate | Fatbardh/Fatbardha |
fatlum | Albanian | fortunate, lucky | Fatlum |
fatmirë | Albanian | lucky, happy | Fatmir/Fatmire |
festim | Albanian | the celebration | Festim |
fisnik | Albanian | generous, noble, gallant | Fisnik |
fitim | Albanian | the gain, the profit | Fitim |
fitore | Albanian | the victory | Fitore |
flamur | Albanian | the flag | Flamur |
flutur | Albanian | the butterfly | Flutura |
fluturoj | Albanian | to fly | Flutura |
gazmend | Albanian | the joy | Gazmend |
gëzim | Albanian | the joy | Gezim/Gezime |
gëzoj | Albanian | to enjoy | Egzon/Egzona, Egzonjeta |
i lirë | Albanian | to be free | Elira, Ilir |
ime | Albanian | my | Fatima |
jan | Albanian | are (as a form of to be: We are) | Arian/Arjana |
jehonë | Albanian | the echo | Jehona |
jetë | Albanian | the life | Arjeta, Donjeta, Egzonjeta, Jetmir, Jeton, Luljeta, Mirjeta |
jon | Albanian | Ionian (from the ancient Greek people, the Ionians) | Jonida |
jonë | Albanian | our | Erion, Fatjon/Fatjona |
kaltër | Albanian | blue | Kaltrina |
kreshnik | Albanian | the knight | Kreshnik |
kujtesa | Albanian | the memory | Kujtesa |
kujtime | Albanian | the recollection, the memoirs | Kujtim/Kujtime |
kushtim | Albanian | the dedication, the devotion | Kushtim |
kushtrim | Albanian | the slogan, the battle cry | Kushtrim |
lavd | Albanian | to praise, to laud | Lavdrim |
ledhatoj | Albanian | to caress | Ledion |
lëndina | Albanian | the meadow | Lëndina |
lind | Albanian | to give birth | Arlind |
lindje | Albanian | the east, the birth | Arlinda, Lindita, Majlinda, Mirlind/Mirlinda, Rilind/Rilinda |
liri | Albanian | the freedom | Liridon/Liridona |
lis | Albanian | the oak | Lis |
luan | Albanian | the lion | Luan/Luana |
luftarak | Albanian | bellicose, militant | Luftar |
lule | Albanian | the flower | Lule, Luljeta |
lulëzim | Albanian | the blooming, the flowering | Lulëzim/Lulëzime |
lumturi | Albanian | the happiness | Lumturi |
maj | Albanian | May (the month of May) | Majlinda |
mars | Albanian | March (the month of March) | Marsela |
mend | Albanian | the mind | Armend |
mergim | Albanian | foreign | Mergim |
mirë | Albanian | good | Besmir, Ditmir, Ermir/Ermira, Fatmir/Fatmire, Jetmir, Mirjeta, Mirlind/Mirlinda, Valmir/Valmira, Zamir/Zamira |
nderim | Albanian | honor, the respect | Nderim |
pëllumb | Albanian | the dove | Pëllumb |
përparim | Albanian | the progress | Perparim |
petrit | Albanian | the sparrowhawk (a bird of prey) | Petrit |
pranvera | Albanian | the spring | Pranvera |
prek | Albanian | to touch | Prek |
qëndresë | Albanian | the resistance, the endurance, the stand | Qendrim |
rilind | Albanian | the reincarnation, the rebirth | Rilind/Rilinda |
rinor | Albanian | adolescent, youthful | Rinor |
rreze | Albanian | the ray, the ray of light | Rezart/Rezarta |
shkëlqim | Albanian | the brilliance | Shkelqim, Shkëlzen |
shpend | Albanian | the bird, the poultry | Shpend |
shpëtim | Albanian | the rescue, the salvation | Shpëtim |
shpresë | Albanian | the hope | Shpresa |
shqiponja | Albanian | the eagle | Shqiponja |
skuadër | Albanian | the team | Shkodran |
sokol | Albanian | the falcon | Sokol |
trim | Albanian | brave, courageous | Leotrim, Leutrim |