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Websites and pages about Albanian given names are rare on the the Internet and offer mostly only simple name lists without any informations about meanings and origins, like e.g. the following list. Thus this page here with Albanian names plus informations about many of them is probably quite unique.

Most of the names made it into the hitparade of the 700 most frequent names for newborns in Switzerland in the year 1997. (The complete hitparades can be found on my German-language name site "Kunigunde" here and here.) These names are probably quite frequent as well in Albania, in Kosovo and other regions where Albanians live.

Further informations about the following names, corrections and additions are of course welcome anytime! (contact information).

The female names:

Adelina	Adelina
Afërdita	Afërdita
Afrodita	Variant of Aphrodite
Albana	Albana
Albulena	Albulena
Alketa	Alketa
Altea	Variant of Althea
Anxhela	Variant of Angela
Arbena	Arbena
Arbenita	Arbenita
Arbërie	Arbërie
Arbnora	Arbnora
Ardiana	Ardiana
Ardita	Ardita
Ariana	Variant of Ariadne
Arjana	Variant of Ariadne
Arjana	Arjana
Arjeta	Arjeta
Arta	Arta
Besarta	Besarta
Besiana	Variant of Besjana
Besjana	Besjana
Blerina	Blerina
Blerta	Blerta
Bora	Bora
Bukuroshe	Bukuroshe
Dafina	Variant of Daphne
Dardana	Dardana
Diellza	Diellza
Donika	Variant of Andronika
Donjeta	Donjeta
Dorentina	Variant of Doruntina
Dorontina	Variant of Doruntina
Doruntina	Doruntina
Drita	Drita
Earta	Earta
Edona	Edona
Egzona	Egzona
Elira	Elira
Elmedina	Elmedina
Endrita	Endrita
Entela	Entela
Ermira	Ermira
Fatbardha	Fatbardha
Fatime	Variant of Fatima
Fatjona	Fatjona
Fatlinda	Fatlinda
Fatmire	Fatmire
Fetije	Fetije
Fitnete	Fitnete
Fitore	Fitore
Flutura	Flutura
Genta	Genta
Gentian	Gentian
Gentiana	Gentiana
Gezime	Gezime
Gjevahire	Variant of Xhevahire
Hidajete	Variant of Hidayet
Ibadete	Ibadete
Jehona	Jehona
Jonida	Jonida
Kaltrina	Kaltrina
Kimete	Kimete
Klea	Variant of Clea
Kujtime	Kujtime
Leonora	Variant of Eleonora
Lindita	Lindita
Liridona	Liridona
Luana	Luana
Lule	Lule
Lulezime	Variant of Lulëzime
Luljeta	Luljeta
Lulzime	Variant of Lulëzime
Majlinda	Majlinda
Manjola	Variant of Magnolia
Marigona	Marigona
Marsela	Marsela
Megi	Megi
Mimoza	Mimoza
Miranda	Miranda
Mirjeta	Mirjeta
Mirlinda	Mirlinda
Odeta	Odeta
Pranvera	Pranvera
Qendresa	Qendresa
Qendressa	Qendressa
Rea	Rea
Rezarta	Rezarta
Rilinda	Rilinda
Rovena	Variant of Rowena
Roza	Variant of Rose
Rozafa	Rozafa
Sanije	Sanije
Sara	Variant of Sarah
Saranda	Saranda
Shpresa	Shpresa
Shqiponja	Shqiponja
Sindi	Variant of Cynthia
Suela	Suela
Teuta	Teuta
Thëllënza	Thëllënza
Valbona	Valbona
Valdete	Valdete
Valmira	Valmira
Venera	Variant of Venus
Vjollca	Vjollca
Vjosa	Vjosa
Vlora	Vlora
Vojsava	Vojsava
Xhevahire	Xhevahire
Yllka	Yllka
Zamira	Zamira

The male names:

Adnan	Adnan
Afrim	Afrim
Agim	Agim
Agon	Agon
Agron	Agron
Alban	Alban
Albion	Albion
Aleksander	Variant of Alexander
Andri	Variant of Andrew
Arbën	Arbën
Arbër	Arbër
Arbnor	Arbnor
Ardi	Ardi
Ardian	Ardian
Ardit	Ardit
Arian	Arian
Arianit	Arianit
Arlind	Arlind
Armend	Armend
Artan	Artan
Astrit	Astrit
Atnan	Variant of Adnan
Avni	Avni
Azem	Azem
Bajram	Bajram
Bardh	Bardh
Bardhyl	Bardhyl
Bashkim	Bashkim
Behar	Behar
Bekim	Bekim
Beqir	Beqir
Besart	Besart
Besian	Besian
Besim	Besim
Besmir	Besmir
Besnik	Besnik
Betim	Betim
Blerim	Blerim
Brahim	Brahim
Bujar	Bujar
Burim	Burim
Clirim	Clirim
Dalmat	Dalmat
Dardan	Dardan
Dëfrim	Dëfrim
Ditmir	Ditmir
Drilon	Drilon
Dritan	Dritan
Driton	Variant of Dritan
Edi	Variant of Edward
Edon	Edon
Edonis	Variant of Edon
Edvin	Variant of Edwin
Egzon	Egzon
Endrit	Endrit
Engjëll	Engjëll
Enver	Enver
Erion	Erion
Ermir	Ermir
Ervin	Variant of Erwin
Fatbardh	Fatbardh
Fation	Variant of Fatjon
Fatjon	Fatjon
Fatlind	Fatlind
Fatlum	Fatlum
Fatmir	Fatmir
Faton	Faton
Fatos	Fatos
Fisnik	Fisnik
Fitim	Fitim
Flamur	Flamur
Flori	Flori
Florim	Florim
Fran	Variant of Francis
Frenk	Variant of Frank
Gazmend	Gazmend
Genti	Genti
Getoar	Getoar
Gezim	Gezim
Gjergj	Variant of Georg
Gjin	Variant of John
Gjokë	Gjokë
Gjon	Variant of John
Hidajet	Variant of Hidayet
Ibish	Ibish
Idriz	Idriz
Ilir	Ilir
Imer	Imer
Indrit	Indrit
Isni	Isni
Isuf	Variant of Joseph
Jak	Variant of Jacob
Jetmir	Jetmir
Jeton	Jeton
Kastriot	Kastriot
Konstandin	Variant of Konstantin
Korab	Korab
Kostandin	Variant of Konstantin
Kreshnik	Kreshnik
Kristi	Kristi
Kushtim	Kushtim
Kushtrim	Kushtrim
Labinot	Labinot
Lavdrim	Lavdrim
Ledion	Ledion
Leka	Variant of Alexander
Leotrim	Leotrim
Leutrim	Leutrim
Liridon	Liridon
Loran	Loran
Lorenc	Variant of Laurence
Luan	Luan
Luftar	Luftar
Lulëzim	Lulëzim
Lulzim	Variant of Lulëzim
Lumturi	Lumturi
Mentor	Mentor
Mergim	Mergim
Milot	Milot
Mirlind	Mirlind
Murat	Murat
Muzafer	Variant of Muzaffer
Nderim	Nderim
Nexhat	Nexhat
Pal	Variant of Paul
Pëllumb	Pëllumb
Perparim	Perparim
Pirro	Variant of Pyrrhus
Pjeter	Variant of Peter
Prek	Prek
Preng	Preng
Qendrim	Qendrim
Qerim	Variant of Karim
Ramiz	Ramiz
Redzep	Variant of Recep
Rei	Variant of Raymond
Rezart	Rezart
Rilind	Rilind
Rinor	Rinor
Saban	Saban
Shaban	Variant of Saban
Shkelqim	Shkelqim
Shkëlzen	Shkëlzen
Shkodran	Shkodran
Shkumbin	Shkumbin
Shpend	Shpend
Shpëtim	Shpëtim
Shtjefen	Variant of Steven
Skender	Variant of Alexander
Sokol	Sokol
Tarek	Variant of Tariq
Tarik	Variant of Tariq
Tariq	Tariq
Taulant	Taulant
Tomor	Tomor
Tomorr	Variant of Tomor
Uesli	Variant of Wesley
Uran	Variant of Uranus
Valbon	Valbon
Valdrin	Valdrin
Valmir	Valmir
Valon	Valon
Veli	Veli
Veton	Veton
Visar	Visar
Xajë	Xajë
Xhelal	Variant of Jalal
Xhemail	Xhemail
Xhevat	Xhevat
Xhevdet	Xhevdet
Xhoi	Xhoi
Xhon	Variant of John
Ylli	Ylli
Ymer	Variant of Imer
Zamir	Zamir
Zef	Variant of Joseph

Adelina
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	female
Variants:	Adelina Albanian

Adnan
Language of origin:	Arabic
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	old Arabic name, in use already before the rise of Islam
	a man named Adnan is said to be a grandson of Abraham
Words:	adana=to settle (Arabic)
Variants:	Adnan Arabic, Turkish, Albanian (#332 in Switzerland 1997)
	Atnan Albanian

Afërdita
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	the morning, the dawn, the morning star
Info about origin:	can be interpreted as Albanian 'afër dita' (near to the day, thus possibly: dawn)
	in this context can also mean 'morning star'
	but could be (like 'Afrodita') an Albanian variant of 'Aphrodite', the name of the Greek goddess of love
	often simply written 'Aferdita' (without diacritics)
Words:	afër=near (Albanian) ; dita=the day (Albanian)
Variants:	Afërdita Albanian

Afrim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	approach
Words:	afrim=the approach (Albanian)
Variants:	Afrim Albanian

Agim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	dawn
Words:	agim=the dawn (Albanian)
Variants:	Agim Albanian

Agon
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	dawn
Words:	agon=the dawn (Albanian)
Variants:	Agon Albanian (#447 in Switzerland 1997)

Agron
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	known as the name of an Illyrian king, the husband of Teuta, who becomes queen after his death 232 BC
Variants:	Agron Albanian

Alban
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	the Albanian
Info about origin:	See female form Albana
Female form:	Albana
Variants:	Alban Albanian

Albana
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	the Albanian
Info about origin:	from 'Alban', the name of the only Illyrian tribe who survived the Dark Ages after the fall of the Roman Empire into the present days
	'Albania' as name of the country is derived from the name of this tribe
Male form:	Alban
Variants:	Albana Albanian (#684 in Switzerland 1997)

Albion
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Variants:	Albion Albanian (#569 in Switzerland 1997)

Albulena
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	name of a field near the city of Milot in Middle Albania where in 1457 the Albanians achived a spectacular victory in a battle with the Turks
Variants:	Albulena Albanian (#546 in Switzerland 1997)

Alexander
Language of origin:	Old Greek
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	he who wards off (other) men, defender of men
Info about origin:	famous as the name of Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia (356 to 323 BC)
	until now there were 8 popes with this name
Words:	alexein=to ward off, to defend (Old Greek) ; aner=the man (Old Greek)
Female form:	Alexandra
Variants:	Alexander German, English, Dutch (#24 in US popularity) (#52 in Switzerland 1997)
	Alex German, English (#52 in US popularity) (#76 in Switzerland 1997)
	Lex German, English
	Sander German, Dutch, Scandinavian
	Xander German
	Alec English (#137 in US popularity) (#388 in Switzerland 1997)
	Aleksander Scandinavian, Polish, Albanian
	Alexandro English (#925 in US popularity)
	Alix English
	Sandy English
	Leka Albanian
	Skender Albanian
	12 variants more...

Alketa
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	female
Variants:	Alketa Albanian

Althea
Language of origin:	Old Greek
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	(not yet available)
Variants:	Althea English
	Altea Italian, Albanian
	Althaia Old Greek (old/original name form)

Andrew
Language of origin:	Old Greek
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	the manly, the brave
Info about origin:	known as the name of Saint Andrew, apostle and brother of Peter
Words:	andreios=male, manly, brave (Old Greek)
Female form:	Andrea
Variants:	Andrew English (#6 in US popularity) (#428 in Switzerland 1997)
	Andi German (#569 in Switzerland 1997)
	Andreas German (#870 in US popularity) (#49 in Switzerland 1997)
	Andres German (#174 in US popularity) (#569 in Switzerland 1997)
	Andre English (#162 in US popularity)
	Andri Scandinavian, Albanian (#179 in Switzerland 1997)
	Andy English (#253 in US popularity) (#293 in Switzerland 1997)
	Drew English (#178 in US popularity)
	13 variants more...

Andronika
Language of origin:	Old Greek
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	victory of a man
Info about origin:	female form of a Greek name 'Andronikos'
	'Donika' is known in Albania as the name of the wife of Gjergj Kastrioti, called 'Skënderbeu', an Albanian national hero (15th century AD)
Words:	aner=the man (Old Greek) ; nike=the victory (Old Greek)
Variants:	Andronika Greek
	Donika Albanian (#369 in Switzerland 1997)

Angela
Language of origin:	Old Greek
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	messenger of God, angel
Info about origin:	See male form Angelus
Variants:	Angela German, English, Italian (#73 in US popularity) (#40 in Switzerland 1997)
	Angelina German, Italian (#269 in US popularity) (#274 in Switzerland 1997)
	Gela German
	Angel English (#163 in US popularity)
	Angelique English (#468 in US popularity)
	Angie English (#624 in US popularity)
	Anxhela Albanian
	6 variants more...

Aphrodite
Language of origin:	Old Greek
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	risen from the foam
Info about origin:	in Greek mythology Aphrodite is the goddess of love and beauty (like the Roman goddess Venus)
	she was born from the foam of the sea
Words:	aphros=the foam (Old Greek)
Variants:	Aphrodite German, English
	Afrodita Spanish, Portuguese, Slavic, Albanian
	Afrodite Italian

Arbën
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	probably like the name 'Arbër' also from 'Arbër' or 'Arbëreshë', the name of an Albanian tribe
Female form:	Arbena
Variants:	Arbën Albanian (#468 in Switzerland 1997)

Arbena
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	See male form Arbën
Variants:	Arbena Albanian

Arbenita
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	probably like the name 'Arber' also from 'Arber' or 'Arbereshë', the name of an Illyrian tribe
Variants:	Arbenita Albanian (#636 in Switzerland 1997)

Arbër
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	from 'Arbër' or 'Arbëreshë', the name of an Albanian tribe
	in the Middle Ages the country of Albania was called 'Arbër' after them'
	maybe 'Arbër' and the Albanian word 'arë' (agrarian land, field) are related
Words:	arë=the land, the field (Albanian)
Female form:	Arbërie
Variants:	Arbër Albanian (#317 in Switzerland 1997)

Arbërie
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	See male form Arbër
Variants:	Arbërie Albanian

Arbnor
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	probably like the name 'Arber' also from 'Arber' or 'Arbereshë', the name of an Illyrian tribe
Female form:	Arbnora
Variants:	Arbnor Albanian (#407 in Switzerland 1997)

Arbnora
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	See male form Arbnor
Variants:	Arbnora Albanian (#684 in Switzerland 1997)

Ardi
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	maybe a short form of 'Ardian'
Variants:	Ardi Albanian (#611 in Switzerland 1997)

Ardian
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	from 'Ardiaei', the name of one of the biggest Illyrian tribes
	maybe there is a connection to the Albanian word 'ardhjen' (future)
Words:	ardhjen=the future (Albanian)
Female form:	Ardiana
Variants:	Ardian Albanian (#304 in Switzerland 1997)

Ardiana
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	See male form Ardian
Variants:	Ardiana Albanian (#546 in Switzerland 1997)

Ardit
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	golden day
Words:	ar=the gold (Albanian) ; dita=the day (Albanian)
Female form:	Ardita
Variants:	Ardit Albanian (#242 in Switzerland 1997)

Ardita
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	golden day
Info about origin:	See male form Ardit
Variants:	Ardita Albanian (#352 in Switzerland 1997)

Ariadne
Language of origin:	Old Greek
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	most holy woman
Info about origin:	in Greek mythology Ariadne is the daughter of King Minos on Creta
	she gives Theseus a ball of thread that helps him to escape the labyrinth of the Minotaur
Words:	ari=most, very (Old Greek) ; hagnos=pure, chaste (Old Greek)
Variants:	Ariadne German
	Ariadna German
	Ariana French, Albanian
	Arjana Albanian
	2 variants more...

Arian
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	golden life
Words:	ar=the gold (Albanian) ; jetë=the life (Albanian)
Female form:	Arjeta
Variants:	Arian Albanian (#407 in Switzerland 1997)

Arianit
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Variants:	Arianit Albanian (#447 in Switzerland 1997)

Arjana
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	golden life
Info about origin:	See male form Arian
Variants:	Arjana Albanian

Arjeta
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	golden life
Info about origin:	See male form Arian
Variants:	Arjeta Albanian (#462 in Switzerland 1997)

Arlind
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	golden birth (?)
Info about origin:	maybe from Albanian 'ar' (gold) and 'lind' (to give birth)
Words:	ar=the gold (Albanian) ; lind=to give birth (Albanian)
Variants:	Arlind Albanian (#332 in Switzerland 1997)

Armend
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	golden mind
Words:	ar=the gold (Albanian) ; mend=the mind (Albanian)
Variants:	Armend Albanian (#276 in Switzerland 1997)

Arta
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	maybe from the city of the same name, a city in Greece with connections to Albania and Albanians
	the name of the city maybe derives from Albanian 'artë' (golden)
Words:	artë=golden (Albanian) ; ar=the gold (Albanian)
Variants:	Arta Albanian (#338 in Switzerland 1997)

Artan
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Variants:	Artan Albanian (#569 in Switzerland 1997)

Astrit
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Variants:	Astrit Albanian (#495 in Switzerland 1997)

Avni
Language of origin:	Arabic
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	Albanian and Turkish name
	the word 'avni' is probably from Arabic and related to an Arabic root word for 'help'
Variants:	Avni Albanian, Turkish

Azem
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Variants:	Azem Albanian

Bajram
Language of origin:	Turkish
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	the festival (?)
Info about origin:	maybe from the turkish word 'bairam' (festival), applied to two major holidays of Islam
	known from Bajram Curri (1862-1925) , a famous Albanian freedom fighter who has also a city in Albania named after him
Variants:	Bajram Albanian

Bardh
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	the white
Words:	bardhë=white (Albanian)
Variants:	Bardh Albanian

Bardhyl
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	white star
Info about origin:	known from Bardhyllus, a king of the Illyrians (reigned from 385 to 358 BC)
Words:	bardhë=white (Albanian) ; yll=the star (Albanian)
Variants:	Bardhyl Albanian
	Bardhyllus Unknown (old/original name form)

Bashkim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	union, alliance
Info about origin:	probably an example for a 'patriotic' name; such names are popular among Albanians in Kosovo and Macedonia
Words:	bashkim=the union, the alliance (Albanian)
Variants:	Bashkim Albanian

Behar
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	summer
Info about origin:	the Albanian word 'behar' for summer is considered old-fashioned nowadays
Words:	behar=the summer (Albanian)
Variants:	Behar Albanian

Bekim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	benediction, blessing
Words:	bekim=the benediction, the blessing (Albanian)
Variants:	Bekim Albanian

Beqir
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	maybe not an originally Albanian name, but from Turkish 'Bekir'
Variants:	Beqir Albanian

Besart
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	golden promise (?)
Info about origin:	maybe an example for a 'patriotic' name; such names are popular among Albanians in Kosovo and Macedonia
Words:	ar=the gold (Albanian)
Female form:	Besarta
Variants:	Besart Albanian (#468 in Switzerland 1997)

Besarta
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	golden promise (?)
Info about origin:	See male form Besart
Variants:	Besarta Albanian (#518 in Switzerland 1997)

Besian
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	the trustworthy
Info about origin:	See female form Besjana
Female form:	Besjana
Variants:	Besian Albanian

Besim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	belief, faith
Words:	besim=the belief, the faith (Albanian)
Variants:	Besim Albanian

Besjana
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	the trustworthy
Info about origin:	from the name of the city Besiana in Kosovo
	the name of the city maybe derives from Albanian 'besë' (faith, trust)
Words:	besë=the faith, to trust (Albanian)
Male form:	Besian
Variants:	Besjana Albanian (#684 in Switzerland 1997)
	Besiana Albanian

Besmir
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	good faith (?)
Words:	besim=the belief, the faith (Albanian) ; mirë=good (Albanian)
Variants:	Besmir Albanian (#532 in Switzerland 1997)

Besnik
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	faithful, loyal
Words:	besnik=faithful, loyal (Albanian)
Variants:	Besnik Albanian (#377 in Switzerland 1997)

Betim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	the oath, to swear
Words:	betim=the oath (Albanian) ; betohem=to swear (Albanian)
Variants:	Betim Albanian (#671 in Switzerland 1997)

Blerim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	the verdure
Info about origin:	meaning the green of plants and leaves, e.g. in spring
Words:	blerim=the greenery, the verdure (Albanian)
Variants:	Blerim Albanian (#468 in Switzerland 1997)

Blerina
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	from the Albanian word for the green of plants and leaves, e.g. during spring
Words:	blerim=the greenery, the verdure (Albanian)
Variants:	Blerina Albanian (#338 in Switzerland 1997)

Blerta
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	from the Albanian word for the green and the greenery of plants and leaves, e.g. during spring
Words:	blerim=the greenery, the verdure (Albanian)
Variants:	Blerta Albanian (#274 in Switzerland 1997)

Bora
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	snow
Words:	borë=the snow (Albanian)
Variants:	Bora Albanian

Brahim
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	maybe an Albanian variant of 'Ibrahim'
Variants:	Brahim Albanian

Bujar
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	generous
Words:	bujar=generous (Albanian)
Variants:	Bujar Albanian (#671 in Switzerland 1997)

Bukuroshe
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	beauty
Words:	bukuri=the beauty (Albanian)
Variants:	Bukuroshe Albanian

Burim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	source, fountain
Words:	burim=the source, the fountain (Albanian)
Variants:	Burim Albanian (#332 in Switzerland 1997)

Clea
Language of origin:	Old Greek
Gender:	female
Words:	kleos=the glory (Old Greek)
Variants:	Clea German (#518 in Switzerland 1997)
	Klea Albanian

Clirim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	liberated
Words:	çliroj=to liberate, to release (Albanian)
Variants:	Clirim Albanian

Cynthia
Language of origin:	Old Greek
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	woman from the mountain Kynthos on Delos island
Info about origin:	originally an epithet of Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon and of hunting
Variants:	Cynthia German, English (#103 in US popularity) (#168 in Switzerland 1997)
	Cindy English (#185 in US popularity) (#109 in Switzerland 1997)
	Sindi Albanian
	4 variants more...

Dalmat
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	from the name of an Illyrian tribe, the Dalmatians
	the region 'Dalmatia' (today in Croatia) is named after this tribe
	the name of the tribe maybe is connected with the Albanian word 'delme' (sheep)
Words:	delme=the sheep (Albanian)
Variants:	Dalmat Albanian
	Dalmatius Latin (old/original name form)

Daphne
Language of origin:	Old Greek
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	laurel, laurel tree
Info about origin:	in Greek mythology Daphne is a nymph who was turned into a laurel tree
Words:	daphne=the laurel, the laurel tree, the laurel, the laurel tree (Old Greek)
Variants:	Daphne German, English (#896 in US popularity) (#546 in Switzerland 1997)
	Dafne German
	Dafina Slavic, Albanian (#289 in Switzerland 1997)

Dardan
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	from 'Dardani', the name of an Illyrian tribe
	in the era of the Illyrians Kosovo was part of a Roman province called 'Dardania'
	the city Dardane in Kosovo is named after this tribe
	the name of the tribe maybe has a connection to the Albanian word 'dardha' (pear)
Words:	dardha=the pear (Albanian)
Female form:	Dardana
Variants:	Dardan Albanian (#346 in Switzerland 1997)
	Dardanos Old Greek (old/original name form)

Dardana
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	See male form Dardan
Variants:	Dardana Albanian

Dëfrim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	entertainment, fun
Info about origin:	often also simply written 'Defrim' (without dots)
Words:	dëfrim=the entertainment, the fun (Albanian)
Variants:	Dëfrim Albanian

Diellza
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	maybe from Albanian 'diell' (sun)
Words:	diell=the sun (Albanian)
Variants:	Diellza Albanian (#684 in Switzerland 1997)

Ditmir
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	good day
Words:	dita=the day (Albanian) ; mirë=good (Albanian)
Variants:	Ditmir Albanian

Donjeta
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	joie de vivre, zest for life
Words:	don=the will, the desire (Albanian) ; jetë=the life (Albanian)
Variants:	Donjeta Albanian

Doruntina
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	known from the Albanian legend of Konstandin and Doruntina ('Konstandini dhe Doruntina')
Variants:	Doruntina Albanian
	Dorentina Albanian (#636 in Switzerland 1997)
	Dorontina Albanian

Drilon
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	name of an Albanian park at lake Ohrid, near the border to Macedonia
Variants:	Drilon Albanian (#495 in Switzerland 1997)

Drita
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	light
Words:	drita=the light (Albanian)
Male form:	Dritan
Variants:	Drita Albanian

Dritan
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	light
Info about origin:	See female form Drita
Female form:	Drita
Variants:	Dritan Albanian
	Driton Albanian (#569 in Switzerland 1997)

Earta
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	the golden one
Words:	ar=the gold (Albanian)
Variants:	Earta Albanian

Edon
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	he loves
Words:	dua=to love (Albanian)
Female form:	Edona
Variants:	Edon Albanian (#495 in Switzerland 1997)
	Edonis Albanian

Edona
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	he loves
Info about origin:	See male form Edon
Variants:	Edona Albanian (#261 in Switzerland 1997)

Edward
Language of origin:	Old English
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	guard of his wealth
Info about origin:	name of 8 subsequent kings of England
	one of the few names with an Old English origin that are used throughout Europe
	e.g. moved from England to France and from there to Germany
Words:	ead=the wealth (Old English) ; weard=the warden, the guard (Old English)
Female form:	Eduarda
Variants:	Edward English, Polish (#80 in US popularity)
	Eduard German (#671 in Switzerland 1997)
	Ed English
	Eddie English (#286 in US popularity)
	Eddy English (#919 in US popularity)
	Ted English
	Edi Albanian (#611 in Switzerland 1997)
	8 variants more...

Edwin
Language of origin:	Old English
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	rich friend
Info about origin:	Old English two-element name
	revived in the 19th century
Words:	ead=the wealth (Old English) ; wine=the friend (Old English)
Female form:	Edwina
Variants:	Edwin German, English (#164 in US popularity)
	Edvin Scandinavian, Albanian
	Eadwine Old English (old/original name form)

Egzon
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	he enjoys (?)
Words:	gëzoj=to enjoy (Albanian)
Female form:	Egzona
Variants:	Egzon Albanian (#202 in Switzerland 1997)

Egzona
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	he enjoys (?)
Info about origin:	See male form Egzon
Variants:	Egzona Albanian (#352 in Switzerland 1997)

Eleonora
Language of origin:	Old Provençal
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	from an Old Provençal name 'Alienor' which is usually taken to be a variant of 'Helen'
	however the name has probably Germanic roots and contains the name element 'ali' (foreign)
Words:	ali=foreign (Germanic)
Variants:	Eleonora German, Italian (#338 in Switzerland 1997)
	Leonora German, Italian, Albanian (#307 in Switzerland 1997)
	Leonore German
	Lore German
	Nelli German
	Nora German, Italian, English, Scandinavian (#463 in US popularity) (#70 in Switzerland 1997)
	Norah German, Italian, English, Scandinavian
	Noreen German, English, Irish
	Elea English
	Eleanor English (#598 in US popularity)
	16 variants more...

Elira
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	the free
Info about origin:	from the Illyrians, a people who settled Albania at the time of the Romans and who are probably the ancestors of the modern Albanians
	the name of this people is normally seen as connected to Albanian 'i lirë' (to be free)
Words:	i lirë=to be free (Albanian)
Variants:	Elira Albanian

Elmedina
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Variants:	Elmedina Albanian (#518 in Switzerland 1997)

Endrit
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	from the Albanian word 'dritë' (light, shine)
Words:	dritë=the light, the shine (Albanian)
Female form:	Endrita
Variants:	Endrit Albanian (#332 in Switzerland 1997)

Endrita
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	See male form Endrit
Variants:	Endrita Albanian

Engjëll
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	angel
Words:	engjëll=the angel (Albanian)
Variants:	Engjëll Albanian

Entela
Language of origin:	Old Greek
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	the perfect one (?)
Info about origin:	maybe from Old Greek 'enteles' (complete, full, perfect)
Words:	enteles=complete, full, perfect (Old Greek)
Variants:	Entela Albanian

Enver
Language of origin:	Turkish
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	lights, radiance (?)
Info about origin:	in Albania known from Enver Hoxha, the long-time communist leader of Albania
Variants:	Enver Turkish, Albanian

Erion
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	our wind
Words:	erë=the wind, the scent, the odor (Albanian) ; jonë=our (Albanian)
Variants:	Erion Albanian

Ermir
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	good scent (?)
Words:	erë=the wind, the scent, the odor (Albanian) ; mirë=good (Albanian)
Female form:	Ermira
Variants:	Ermir Albanian

Ermira
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	good scent (?)
Info about origin:	See male form Ermir
Variants:	Ermira Albanian

Erwin
Language of origin:	Old High German
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	old Germanic two-element name
Words:	heri=the army, the warrior (Old High German) ; wini=the friend (Old High German)
Variants:	Erwin German
	Ervin English, Hungarian, Albanian (#885 in US popularity)
	Irvin English (#513 in US popularity)
	Irwin English
	Herwin Old High German (old/original name form)

Fatbardh
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	fortunate
Words:	fatbardh=fortunate (Albanian)
Female form:	Fatbardha
Variants:	Fatbardh Albanian

Fatbardha
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	fortunate
Info about origin:	See male form Fatbardh
Variants:	Fatbardha Albanian

Fatima
Language of origin:	Arabic
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	the abstaining, the weaning
Info about origin:	very popular name in the Arabic world
	known from Fatima, the youngest daughter of Muhammad (606 to 632 AD)
	Albanians often interpret the name as meaning 'fat ime' = 'my luck'
Words:	fatama=to abstain, to wean (Arabic) ; fat=the luck, the fortune, the destiny (Albanian) ; ime=my (Albanian)
Variants:	Fatima Arabic (#618 in US popularity) (#413 in Switzerland 1997)
	Fátima Spanish
	Fatime Arabic, Albanian (#518 in Switzerland 1997)
	Fatma Arabic (#446 in Switzerland 1997)
	Fatoumata Swahili

Fatjon
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	our fortune, our destiny, our good luck
Words:	fat=the luck, the fortune, the destiny (Albanian) ; jonë=our (Albanian)
Female form:	Fatjona
Variants:	Fatjon Albanian
	Fation Albanian

Fatjona
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	our fortune, our destiny, our good luck
Info about origin:	See male form Fatjon
Variants:	Fatjona Albanian

Fatlind
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Words:	fat=the luck, the fortune, the destiny (Albanian)
Female form:	Fatlinda
Variants:	Fatlind Albanian (#671 in Switzerland 1997)

Fatlinda
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	See male form Fatlind
Variants:	Fatlinda Albanian (#582 in Switzerland 1997)

Fatlum
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	fortunate, lucky
Words:	fatlum=fortunate, lucky (Albanian)
Variants:	Fatlum Albanian (#671 in Switzerland 1997)

Fatmir
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	lucky, good luck
Words:	fatmirë=lucky, happy (Albanian) ; fat=the luck, the fortune, the destiny (Albanian) ; mirë=good (Albanian)
Female form:	Fatmire
Variants:	Fatmir Albanian

Fatmire
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	lucky, good luck
Info about origin:	See male form Fatmir
Variants:	Fatmire Albanian

Faton
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	maybe a variant of 'Fatjon'
Variants:	Faton Albanian (#671 in Switzerland 1997)

Fatos
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	daring man (?)
Variants:	Fatos Albanian

Fetije
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	female
Variants:	Fetije Albanian

Fisnik
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	generous, noble, gallant
Words:	fisnik=generous, noble, gallant (Albanian)
Variants:	Fisnik Albanian (#671 in Switzerland 1997)

Fitim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	gain, profit
Words:	fitim=the gain, the profit (Albanian)
Variants:	Fitim Albanian (#569 in Switzerland 1997)

Fitnete
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	female
Variants:	Fitnete Albanian

Fitore
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	victory
Info about origin:	the Albanian word 'fitore' might be related etymologically to Latin 'victoria' (victory)
Words:	fitore=the victory (Albanian)
Variants:	Fitore Albanian

Flamur
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	flag
Info about origin:	probably an example for a 'patriotic' name; such names are popular among Albanians in Kosovo and Macedonia
Words:	flamur=the flag (Albanian)
Variants:	Flamur Albanian (#495 in Switzerland 1997)

Flori
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	known from Saint Flori and Saint Lauri, two Illyrian/Albanian martyrs (2nd century AD)
Variants:	Flori Albanian

Florim
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Variants:	Florim Albanian

Flutura
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	butterfly
Info about origin:	from the Albanian word 'flutur' (butterfly) which probably is directly related to the verb 'fluturoj' (to fly)
Words:	flutur=the butterfly (Albanian) ; fluturoj=to fly (Albanian)
Variants:	Flutura Albanian

Frank
Language of origin:	Old High German
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	of the Franks
Info about origin:	the name of the tribe possibly derives from 'frank', an old Germanic word meaning 'free', also the root of English 'frank'
	also possible is that the Franks got their name from their characteristic weapon, the 'Francisca' (Latin 'securis francisca'), a kind of throwing ax
Words:	franko=the Frank (Old High German) ; frank=free (Germanic)
Female form:	Franka
Variants:	Frank German, English (#152 in US popularity) (#388 in Switzerland 1997)
	Franko German
	Frankie English (#540 in US popularity)
	Franklin English (#354 in US popularity)
	Frenk Albanian
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Francis
Language of origin:	Italian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	little Frenchman
Info about origin:	originally a nickname 'Francesco' ('little frenchman') for Giovanni Bernardone, known as Saint Francis of Assisi
Words:	francesco=the little frenchman (Italian)
Female form:	Franziska
Variants:	Francis English (#353 in US popularity) (#532 in Switzerland 1997)
	Franciscus German, Latinized
	Franz German
	Franziskus German, Latinized
	Fran Albanian
	10 variants more...

Gazmend
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	joy
Words:	gazmend=the joy (Albanian)
Variants:	Gazmend Albanian

Genta
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	See male form Genti
Variants:	Genta Albanian

Genti
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	name of the last king of the Illyrians (ruled 180 to 168 BC), called 'Gentius' by the Romans
	the Latin flower name 'gentiana' (which became 'gentian' in English) derives from his name
Female form:	Genta
Variants:	Genti Albanian
	Gent Latin (old/original name form)
	Genthius Latin (old/original name form)
	Gentius Latin (old/original name form)

Gentian
Language of origin:	Latin
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	gentian
Info about origin:	See female form Gentiana
Female form:	Gentiana
Variants:	Gentian Albanian

Gentiana
Language of origin:	Latin
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	gentian
Info about origin:	from the Latin name of the gentian plant
	the name of the plant derives from the name of the Illyrian king Gentius who discovered the value of gentian as medical plant
Words:	gentiana=the gentian (Latin)
Male form:	Gentian
Variants:	Gentiana Albanian (#390 in Switzerland 1997)

Georg
Language of origin:	Old Greek
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	farmer, earthworker
Info about origin:	known from Saint George, legendary dragon slayer, patron saint of England (3th/4th century AD) and one of the 14 Holy Helpers
Words:	georgos=the farmer, the earthworker (Old Greek) ; ge=the earth (Old Greek) ; ergo=to work (Old Greek)
Female form:	Georgia
Variants:	Georg German, Scandinavian (#532 in Switzerland 1997)
	Joris German, Low German, Dutch
	Jörg German
	Jörgen Scandinavian, German
	Jörn German, Low German
	Jürg German
	Jürgen German
	Schorsch German
	George English (#105 in US popularity)
	Yorick Scandinavian, English
	Gjergj Albanian
	21 variants more...

Getoar
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Variants:	Getoar Albanian

Gezim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	joy
Words:	gëzim=the joy (Albanian)
Female form:	Gezime
Variants:	Gezim Albanian

Gezime
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	joy
Info about origin:	See male form Gezim
Variants:	Gezime Albanian

Gjokë
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	maybe an old variant of 'Jacob', influenced by some Italian variant of that name
Variants:	Gjokë Albanian

Hidayet
Language of origin:	Arabic
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	Guidance
Info about origin:	in the sense of Islam: guiding somebody towards the true religiion
Words:	hidayet=the guidance (Arabic)
Female form:	Hidayet
Variants:	Hidayet Turkish
	Hidajet Albanian

Hidayet
Language of origin:	Arabic
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	Guidance
Info about origin:	in the sense of Islam: guiding somebody towards the true religiion
Words:	hidayet=the guidance (Arabic)
Male form:	Hidayet
Variants:	Hidayet Turkish
	Hidajeta Slavic
	Hidajete Albanian

Ibadete
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	female
Variants:	Ibadete Albanian

Ibish
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	maybe a form of 'Ibrahim', the Arabic variant of 'Abraham'
Variants:	Ibish Albanian

Idriz
Language of origin:	Turkish
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	probably not originally Albanian; maybe of Turkish origin
Variants:	Idriz Albanian

Ilir
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	from the Illyrians, a people who settled various regions of the Balkans at the time of the Romans and who are probably the ancestors of the modern Albanians
	the name of this people is normally seen as connected to Albanian 'i lirë' (to be free)
Words:	i lirë=to be free (Albanian)
Variants:	Ilir Albanian (#317 in Switzerland 1997)

Imer
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	probably not a originally Albanian name
Variants:	Imer Albanian
	Ymer Albanian

Indrit
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	maybe a variant of the Albanian name 'Endrit'
Variants:	Indrit Albanian

Isni
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Variants:	Isni Albanian

Jacob
Language of origin:	Hebrew
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	Yahweh may protect; holder of the heel; supplanter
Info about origin:	original, etymological meaning might be 'He (God) may protect'
	but already in the Old Testament the name is interpreted as 'holder of the heel' or 'supplanter'
	in the Old Testament Jacob is a son of Isaac and the father of 12 sons who will found the 12 tribes of Israel
	during birth Jacob held the heel of his twin brother Esau for becoming the first-born (thus the given name interpretations)
	in the New Testament James the Elder and James the Younger are two disciples of Jesus
Words:	yahweh=(the name of God) (Hebrew) ; aqeb=the heel (Hebrew) ; aqab=to supplant, to cheat (Hebrew)
Female form:	Jacqueline
Variants:	Jacob English, Scandinavian, Dutch (#5 in US popularity)
	Jakob German (#351 in US popularity) (#304 in Switzerland 1997)
	Jakobus German
	Köbi German, Swiss German
	Coby English (#793 in US popularity)
	Jake English (#117 in US popularity)
	James English (#13 in US popularity) (#293 in Switzerland 1997)
	Jamie English, Scottish (#270 in US popularity) (#569 in Switzerland 1997)
	Jim English (#830 in US popularity) (#532 in Switzerland 1997)
	Jimi English, Finnish
	Jak Albanian
	33 variants more...

Jalal
Language of origin:	Arabic
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	greatness
Words:	jalal=the greatness (Arabic)
Variants:	Jalal Arabic
	Celal Turkish
	Xhelal Albanian

Jehona
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	echo
Words:	jehonë=the echo (Albanian)
Variants:	Jehona Albanian (#684 in Switzerland 1997)

Jetmir
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	good life
Words:	jetë=the life (Albanian) ; mirë=good (Albanian)
Variants:	Jetmir Albanian (#495 in Switzerland 1997)

Jeton
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	from Albanian 'jetë' (the life)
Words:	jetë=the life (Albanian)
Variants:	Jeton Albanian (#468 in Switzerland 1997)

John
Language of origin:	Hebrew
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	Yahweh is gracious
Info about origin:	popular because of Saint John, the apostle and evangelist, and Saint John the Baptist
	very popular through the ages and in many countries
	until now there were 23 popes with the name 'John'
Words:	yahweh=(the name of God) (Hebrew) ; chanan=to be gracious (Hebrew)
Female form:	Johanna
Variants:	John English (#14 in US popularity) (#346 in Switzerland 1997)
	Django German
	Hannes German (#447 in Switzerland 1997)
	Hanno German
	Hans German, Dutch, Scandinavian (#962 in US popularity) (#569 in Switzerland 1997)
	Hennes German
	Jan German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Czech (#608 in US popularity) (#13 in Switzerland 1997)
	Jann German, Low German (#532 in Switzerland 1997)
	Jannes German, Low German, Frisian
	Jannis German, Low German, Dutch (#346 in Switzerland 1997)
	Gjin Albanian
	Gjon Albanian
	Xhon Albanian
	87 variants more...

Jonida
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	maybe from 'deti jon', the Albanian name of the Ionian Sea
Words:	jon=Ionian (Albanian)
Variants:	Jonida Albanian

Joseph
Language of origin:	Hebrew
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	He (God) will add
Info about origin:	the name is interpreted as 'May God add another son'
	in the Old Testament Joseph is the 11th son of Jacob, advisor to the pharaoh in Egypt, and thus the name of one of the 12 tribes of Israel
	in the New Testament Joseph is the husband of Maria, the mother of Jesus
Words:	yacaph=to add, to increase (Hebrew)
Female form:	Josepha
Variants:	Joseph German, French, English (#10 in US popularity) (#468 in Switzerland 1997)
	Joscha German, Hungarian
	Joschka German
	Josef German, Hebrew (#710 in US popularity) (#468 in Switzerland 1997)
	Jupp German
	Sepp German
	Seppi German
	Jo English
	Jody English (#962 in US popularity)
	Joe English, French (#234 in US popularity) (#377 in Switzerland 1997)
	Isuf Albanian
	Zef Albanian
	33 variants more...

Kaltrina
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	maybe from Albanian 'kaltër' (blue)
Words:	kaltër=blue (Albanian)
Variants:	Kaltrina Albanian (#369 in Switzerland 1997)

Karim
Language of origin:	Arabic
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	generous, noble
Words:	karim=generous, noble (Arabic)
Female form:	Karima
Variants:	Karim Arabic (#187 in Switzerland 1997)
	Kareem English (#596 in US popularity)
	Kerim Turkish (#495 in Switzerland 1997)
	Qerim Albanian

Kastriot
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	from the family name 'Kastriot(i)' of the famous Albanian national hero, Gjergj Kastrioti, called 'Skënderbeu'
Variants:	Kastriot Albanian

Kimete
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	female
Variants:	Kimete Albanian

Konstantin
Language of origin:	Latin
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	the steadfast
Info about origin:	from a Roman cognomen 'Constantinus'
	known from the Roman emperor Constantine the Great (3rd/4th century AD)
Words:	constare=to withstand (Latin)
Female form:	Konstanze
Variants:	Konstantin German, Russian, Hungarian, Bulgarian (#671 in Switzerland 1997)
	Constantine English
	Konstandin Albanian
	Kostandin Albanian
	10 variants more...

Korab
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	Korab is the name of Albania's highest mountain, at the border to Macedonia
Variants:	Korab Albanian

Kreshnik
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	knight
Words:	kreshnik=the knight (Albanian)
Variants:	Kreshnik Albanian (#671 in Switzerland 1997)

Kristi
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	Christ
Info about origin:	Use of 'Christ', a name applied toJesus, as an Albanian given name
	'christ' means 'anointed'
Words:	chrio=to anoint (Old Greek)
Variants:	Kristi Albanian

Kujtime
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	recollection, memoirs
Words:	kujtime=the recollection, the memoirs (Albanian)
Variants:	Kujtime Albanian

Kushtim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	dedication, devotion
Words:	kushtim=the dedication, the devotion (Albanian)
Variants:	Kushtim Albanian

Kushtrim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	slogan, battle cry
Words:	kushtrim=the slogan, the battle cry (Albanian)
Variants:	Kushtrim Albanian (#569 in Switzerland 1997)

Labinot
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	name of an Albanian city near the capital, Tirana
Variants:	Labinot Albanian (#569 in Switzerland 1997)

Lavdrim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	maybe from Albanian 'lavd' (praise, laud)
Words:	lavd=to praise, to laud (Albanian)
Variants:	Lavdrim Albanian

Ledion
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	maybe there is a connection to Albanian 'ledhatoj' (to caress')
Words:	ledhatoj=to caress (Albanian)
Variants:	Ledion Albanian

Leotrim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Words:	trim=brave, courageous (Albanian)
Variants:	Leotrim Albanian (#671 in Switzerland 1997)

Leutrim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Words:	trim=brave, courageous (Albanian)
Variants:	Leutrim Albanian (#495 in Switzerland 1997)

Lindita
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	birth of the day, when the day is born
Words:	lindje=the east, the birth (Albanian) ; dita=the day (Albanian)
Variants:	Lindita Albanian (#636 in Switzerland 1997)

Liridon
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	desire for freedom
Info about origin:	probably an example for a 'patriotic' name; such names are popular among Albanians in regions out of Albania
Words:	liri=the freedom (Albanian) ; don=the will, the desire (Albanian)
Female form:	Liridona
Variants:	Liridon Albanian (#377 in Switzerland 1997)

Liridona
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	desire for freedom
Info about origin:	See male form Liridon
Variants:	Liridona Albanian (#369 in Switzerland 1997)

Loran
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	maybe an Albanian variant of 'Laurence'
Variants:	Loran Albanian

Laurence
Language of origin:	Latin
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	See female form Laura
Female form:	Laura
Variants:	Laurence English
	Laurenz German
	Lauritz German
	Lenz German
	Lorenz German (#197 in Switzerland 1997)
	Larry English (#199 in US popularity)
	Laurance English
	Lawrence English (#227 in US popularity)
	Loren English (#657 in US popularity)
	Lorin English
	Lorenc Albanian
	16 variants more...

Luan
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	lion
Words:	luan=the lion (Albanian)
Female form:	Luana
Variants:	Luan Albanian (#468 in Switzerland 1997)

Luana
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	the lioness
Info about origin:	See male form Luan
Variants:	Luana Albanian

Luftar
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	warrior (?)
Words:	luftarak=bellicose, militant (Albanian)
Variants:	Luftar Albanian

Lule
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	flower
Words:	lule=the flower (Albanian)
Variants:	Lule Albanian

Lulëzim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	the blooming, the flowering
Words:	lulëzim=the blooming, the flowering (Albanian)
Female form:	Lulëzime
Variants:	Lulëzim Albanian
	Lulzim Albanian

Lulëzime
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	the blooming, the flowering
Info about origin:	See male form Lulëzim
Variants:	Lulezime Albanian
	Lulzime Albanian

Luljeta
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	maybe from 'lule' (flower) and 'jetë' (live)
Words:	lule=the flower (Albanian) ; jetë=the life (Albanian)
Variants:	Luljeta Albanian

Lumturi
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	happiness
Words:	lumturi=the happiness (Albanian)
Variants:	Lumturi Albanian

Magnolia
Language of origin:	English
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	magnolia
Info about origin:	use of the name of the flower as given name
	the flower is named after the French botanist Pierre Magnol
Words:	(English)
Variants:	Magnolia English
	Manjola German, Albanian

Majlinda
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	born in May
Words:	maj=the May (Albanian) ; lindje=the east, the birth (Albanian)
Variants:	Majlinda Albanian (#636 in Switzerland 1997)

Marigona
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	maybe from 'Marigo', the name of the woman who had worked the flag that was unveiled on November 28, 1912, the day of Albanian independence
Variants:	Marigona Albanian (#490 in Switzerland 1997)

Marsela
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	born in March
Words:	mars=March (Albanian)
Variants:	Marsela Albanian

Megi
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	maybe an Albanian variant of the English name 'Maggie'
Variants:	Megi Albanian

Mentor
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	maybe from the Old Greek name 'Mentor', known as the name of a friend of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey
	the name probably had a meaning of 'advisor' and is also used with such a meaning as an English word today
Variants:	Mentor Albanian

Mergim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	foreign; immigrant
Words:	mergim=foreign (Albanian)
Variants:	Mergim Albanian (#256 in Switzerland 1997)

Milot
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	probably from the city with the same name in Middle Albania
Variants:	Milot Albanian

Mimoza
Language of origin:	Latin
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	the mimosa
Info about origin:	use of the name of the mimosa plant as given name
	the name of the plant derives from the Latin word for 'imitate' (because of the movement of the leaves)
Words:	mimus=to imitate (Latin)
Variants:	Mimoza Slavic, Albanian (#518 in Switzerland 1997)

Miranda
Language of origin:	Latin
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	created by Shakespeare for the heroine of his play 'The Tempest'
	also the name of one of the moons of the planet Uranus
Words:	mirandus=admirable, wonderful (Latin)
Variants:	Miranda German, English, Albanian (#83 in US popularity) (#390 in Switzerland 1997)
	Maranda English (#546 in US popularity)
	Meranda English (#994 in US popularity)
	Mireya Spanish (#833 in US popularity)
	Myranda English (#813 in US popularity)

Mirjeta
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	good live
Words:	mirë=good (Albanian) ; jetë=the life (Albanian)
Variants:	Mirjeta Albanian

Mirlind
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	born well
Info about origin:	See female form Mirlinda
Female form:	Mirlinda
Variants:	Mirlind Albanian

Mirlinda
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	born well
Words:	mirë=good (Albanian) ; lindje=the east, the birth (Albanian)
Male form:	Mirlind
Variants:	Mirlinda Albanian (#462 in Switzerland 1997)

Murat
Language of origin:	Turkish
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	wish
Words:	murat=the wish (Turkish)
Variants:	Murat Turkish, Albanian (#407 in Switzerland 1997)
	Mourad Arabic
	Murad Arabic

Muzaffer
Language of origin:	Turkish
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	victorious, triumphant
Words:	muzaffer=victorious, triumphant (Turkish)
Variants:	Muzaffer Turkish
	Muzafer Turkish, Albanian

Nderim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	honor, respect
Words:	nderim=honor, the respect (Albanian)
Variants:	Nderim Albanian

Nexhat
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	also 'Nedzat' or 'Nedzad'
	probably not originally Albanian
Variants:	Nexhat Albanian

Odeta
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	maybe from the Albanian word 'deti' (blue/the sea)
Words:	deti=blue, the sea (Albanian)
Variants:	Odeta Albanian

Paul
Language of origin:	Latin
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	the small, the humble
Info about origin:	originally a Roman cognomen
	known from Saint Paul, an important apostle
	until now there were 6 popes with this name
Words:	paulus=small, humble (Latin)
Female form:	Paula
Variants:	Paul German, French, English (#64 in US popularity) (#206 in Switzerland 1997)
	Pal Albanian
	13 variants more...

Pëllumb
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	dove
Words:	pëllumb=the dove (Albanian)
Variants:	Pëllumb Albanian

Perparim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	progress
Words:	përparim=the progress (Albanian)
Variants:	Perparim Albanian

Peter
Language of origin:	Old Greek
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	the rock, the stone
Info about origin:	known from Saint Peter, the apostle
	before he was given the name 'Peter' (or, more exactly, Aramaic 'Cephas') by Jesus he was known as Simon
Words:	petros=the stone, the rock (Old Greek) ; cephas=the stone (Aramaic)
Female form:	Petra
Variants:	Peter German, English, Scandinavian (#86 in US popularity) (#202 in Switzerland 1997)
	Peer German, Low German, Dutch
	Per German, Low German, Dutch
	Pit German
	Pitt German
	Pete English
	Pierce English (#674 in US popularity)
	Piers English
	Pjeter Albanian
	21 variants more...

Pranvera
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	spring
Words:	pranvera=the spring (Albanian)
Variants:	Pranvera Albanian

Prek
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	touch
Info about origin:	known from Prek Cali, an Albanian freedom fighter (1872-1945)
Words:	prek=to touch (Albanian)
Variants:	Prek Albanian

Preng
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Variants:	Preng Albanian

Pyrrhus
Language of origin:	Old Greek
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	flame-colored, red
Info about origin:	from the Greek name 'Pyrros'
	Pyrros was a king of the Illyrians in Epirus (today a part of Greece) (3rd century BC)
	used today as a given name in Albania
Words:	pyr=the fire (Old Greek)
Variants:	Pyrrhus German, English
	Pirro Albanian
	Pyrrhus Latin (old/original name form)
	Pyrros Old Greek (old/original name form)

Qendresa
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	resistance, endurance, stand
Info about origin:	See male form Qendrim
Variants:	Qendresa Albanian

Qendressa
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	female
Variants:	Qendressa Albanian

Qendrim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	resistance, endurance, stand
Words:	qëndresë=the resistance, the endurance, the stand (Albanian)
Female form:	Qendresa
Variants:	Qendrim Albanian (#532 in Switzerland 1997)

Raymond
Language of origin:	Old High German
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	old Germanic dithematic name
Words:	ragin=the advice (Old High German) ; munt=the protection, the protector (Old High German)
Female form:	Ramona
Variants:	Raymond English, French (#109 in US popularity)
	Raimund German
	Reimund German
	Raimond English
	Ray English (#393 in US popularity)
	Rei Albanian
	6 variants more...

Ramiz
Language of origin:	Arabic
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	honored, respected (?)
Female form:	Ramiza
Variants:	Ramiz Arabic, Turkish, Albanian

Rea
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	female
Variants:	Rea Albanian

Recep
Language of origin:	Arabic
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	respect
Info about origin:	'Rajab' is the 7th month of the Islamic calendar
Words:	rajaba=to respect (Arabic)
Variants:	Recep Turkish
	Redzep Albanian

Rezart
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	golden ray (?)
Words:	rreze=the ray, the ray of light (Albanian) ; ar=the gold (Albanian)
Female form:	Rezarta
Variants:	Rezart Albanian

Rezarta
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	golden ray (?)
Info about origin:	See male form Rezart
Variants:	Rezarta Albanian

Rilind
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	reincarnation
Words:	rilind=the reincarnation, the rebirth (Albanian) ; lindje=the east, the birth (Albanian)
Female form:	Rilinda
Variants:	Rilind Albanian (#495 in Switzerland 1997)

Rilinda
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	reincarnation
Info about origin:	See male form Rilind
Variants:	Rilinda Albanian

Rinor
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	adolescent, youthful
Words:	rinor=adolescent, youthful (Albanian)
Variants:	Rinor Albanian (#310 in Switzerland 1997)

Rose
Language of origin:	Latin
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	rose
Info about origin:	use of the name of the flower as given name
	the Latin name of the flower probably has Persian roots
Words:	rosa=the rose (Latin) ; vrda=the rose (Old Persian)
Variants:	Rose French, English (#308 in US popularity)
	Rosa German, Italian (#246 in US popularity) (#462 in Switzerland 1997)
	Rosel German
	Rosi German
	Rosina German
	Rosine German
	Rosie English
	Roza Albanian
	11 variants more...

Rowena
Language of origin:	Old English
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	origin unclear, probably a Latinized form of the Old English name 'Hrodwyn'
	appears in the 12th century AD
	known from Rowena, the wife of Ivanhoe in the novel of Walter Scott
Words:	hrod=the fame (Old English) ; wine=the friend (Old English)
Variants:	Rowena German, English
	Rovena Portuguese, Albanian
	Hrodwyn Old English (old/original name form)

Rozafa
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	name of a castle in the Albanian city of Shkodra
	the castle is named after a legendary woman who was walled in there
Variants:	Rozafa Albanian

Saban
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	probably not originally Albanian
Variants:	Saban Albanian
	Shaban Albanian

Sanije
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	female
Variants:	Sanije Albanian

Sarah
Language of origin:	Hebrew
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	princess, noblewoman
Info about origin:	in the Bible Sarah was the wife of Abraham and thus the 'founding mother' of Israel
Words:	sarah=the princess, the noblewoman (Hebrew)
Variants:	Sarah German, English, French (#4 in US popularity) (#3 in Switzerland 1997)
	Sahra German
	Sara German, Italian, Spanish, Scandinavian, Albanian (#44 in US popularity) (#11 in Switzerland 1997)
	Sarina German (#854 in US popularity) (#94 in Switzerland 1997)
	Sarine German
	Zarah German
	Sadie English (#346 in US popularity)
	Sally English, French (#590 in US popularity)
	Zaria English
	4 variants more...

Saranda
Language of origin:	Old Greek
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	from the name of a big city in the southermost part of Albania
	the city got its Greek name from a church called 'Hagioi Saranda' (40 martyrs)
Words:	saranda=forty (Old Greek)
Variants:	Saranda Albanian (#546 in Switzerland 1997)

Shkelqim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	brilliance
Words:	shkëlqim=the brilliance (Albanian)
Variants:	Shkelqim Albanian (#495 in Switzerland 1997)

Shkëlzen
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	brilliant (?)
Words:	shkëlqim=the brilliance (Albanian)
Variants:	Shkëlzen Albanian

Shkodran
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	from Shkodër
Info about origin:	from the name of a well-known Albanian city called Shkodër or Shkodra
	the city was founded around the 4th century BC and was originally called Scodra
	maybe there is a connection between the name of the city and the Albanian word 'skuadër' (team)
Words:	skuadër=the team (Albanian)
Variants:	Shkodran Albanian

Shkumbin
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	the Shkumbin ('scampinus' in Roman times) is a river in Central Albania
Variants:	Shkumbin Albanian

Shpend
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	bird
Info about origin:	the word 'shpend' is used for 'poultry' in Albanian
	as a name however it probably alludes to birds in general as symbols for freedom
Words:	shpend=the bird, the poultry (Albanian)
Variants:	Shpend Albanian

Shpëtim
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	rescue, salvation
Words:	shpëtim=the rescue, the salvation (Albanian)
Variants:	Shpëtim Albanian

Shpresa
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	hope
Words:	shpresë=the hope (Albanian)
Variants:	Shpresa Albanian

Shqiponja
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	eagle
Info about origin:	the name refers to the eagle of the Albanian flag and is an example for a 'patriotic' name
Words:	shqiponja=the eagle (Albanian)
Variants:	Shqiponja Albanian

Sokol
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	falcon
Info about origin:	apart from Albanian 'sokol' as a word is also used in various Slavic languages, e.g. Russian and Slovenian
Words:	sokol=the falcon (Albanian)
Variants:	Sokol Albanian

Steven
Language of origin:	Old Greek
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	the crowned
Info about origin:	known from Saint Stephen, the first martyr of the early Christian community
	until now there were 3 popes with the name Stephanus
Words:	stephanos=the crown (Old Greek)
Female form:	Stephanie
Variants:	Steven English, Dutch (#34 in US popularity) (#148 in Switzerland 1997)
	Stefan German, Scandinavian, Slavic (#422 in US popularity) (#27 in Switzerland 1997)
	Steffen German, Low German
	Stephan German (#476 in US popularity) (#229 in Switzerland 1997)
	Estavan English
	Estevan English (#771 in US popularity)
	Steeven English
	Steevy English
	Stephen English (#48 in US popularity)
	Stephon English (#560 in US popularity)
	Shtjefen Albanian
	16 variants more...

Suela
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	female
Variants:	Suela Albanian

Tariq
Language of origin:	Arabic
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	he who pounds at the door
Info about origin:	can be interpreted as 'he who pounds at the door' or 'nightly visitor'
	known from Tariq ibn-Ziyad, the Islamic military leader who conquered Spain
	'Tariq' is also the Arabic name of the morning star (Venus)
Words:	tariq=the Venus (Arabic)
Variants:	Tariq Arabic, Turkish, Albanian (#806 in US popularity)
	Tarek Arabic, Turkish, Albanian
	Tarik Arabic, Turkish, Albanian (#611 in Switzerland 1997)

Taulant
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	this is the name of an Illyrian tribe who settled in the region around Durrës, the oldest city of Albania
Variants:	Taulant Albanian (#495 in Switzerland 1997)

Teuta
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	Teuta or Tefta was a queen of the Illyrians (231 to 228 BC), the ancestors of the Albanians
Variants:	Teuta Albanian (#582 in Switzerland 1997)
	Tefta Albanian (old/original name form)

Thëllënza
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	name of an Albanian songbird (?)
Variants:	Thëllënza Albanian

Tomor
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	in the ancient Albanian mythology Tomor is the father of all gods and humans
	Tomor is also the name of a mountain in Albania
Variants:	Tomor Albanian
	Tomorr Albanian

Uranus
Language of origin:	Old Greek
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	sky
Info about origin:	in Greek and Roman mythology Uranus is the good or the personification of the sky
	this is also the name of the seventh planet of the sun
Words:	ouranos=the sky (Old Greek)
Variants:	Uranus German, English, French, Scandinavian, Dutch, Finnish
	Urano Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
	Uran Albanian
	Ouranos Old Greek (old/original name form)
	Uranus Latin (old/original name form)

Valbon
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	See female form Valbona
Female form:	Valbona
Variants:	Valbon Albanian

Valbona
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	maybe use of the name 'Valbonë' of a city and a river in Albania as a given name
	maybe the name contains the word 'valë' (wave)
	or maybe from the Italian expression 'valle buona' ('good valley')
Words:	valë=the wave (Albanian) ; valle=the valley (Italian) ; buono=good (Italian)
Male form:	Valbon
Variants:	Valbona Albanian

Valdete
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	sea wave (?)
Words:	valë=the wave (Albanian) ; deti=blue, the sea (Albanian)
Variants:	Valdete Albanian

Valdrin
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	wave of river Drin (?)
Words:	valë=the wave (Albanian)
Variants:	Valdrin Albanian (#671 in Switzerland 1997)

Valmir
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	good wave (?)
Words:	valë=the wave (Albanian) ; mirë=good (Albanian)
Female form:	Valmira
Variants:	Valmir Albanian (#468 in Switzerland 1997)

Valmira
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	good wave (?)
Info about origin:	See male form Valmir
Variants:	Valmira Albanian

Valon
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	to seethe (?)
Info about origin:	maybe from the name of the Albanian city of Valone (the old name of Vlorë)
	or maybe from Albanian 'valon' (to seethe) or 'valë' (wave)
Words:	valon=to seethe (Albanian) ; valë=the wave (Albanian)
Variants:	Valon Albanian (#293 in Switzerland 1997)

Veli
Language of origin:	Turkish
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	guardian (?)
Info about origin:	maybe not originally Albanian, but Turkish, from 'veli' (guardian)
Words:	veli=the guardian (Turkish)
Variants:	Veli Albanian

Venus
Language of origin:	Latin
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	love
Info about origin:	in Roman mythology Venus is the goddess of love
	this is also the name of the second planet from the sun
Words:	venus=the love (Latin) ; (German)
Variants:	Venus German, English, Spanish, Scandinavian, Dutch, Finnish
	Venere Italian
	Vénus French, Portuguese
	Venera Albanian, Russian
	Venus Latin (old/original name form)

Veton
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	derived from Albanian words regarding lightning
Words:	vetëtimë=the lightning (Albanian)
Variants:	Veton Albanian

Visar
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	depository (?)
Words:	visar=the depository (Albanian)
Variants:	Visar Albanian (#532 in Switzerland 1997)

Vjollca
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	viola
Words:	vjollca=the viola (Albanian) ; viola=the viola (Latin)
Variants:	Vjollca Albanian (#684 in Switzerland 1997)

Vjosa
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	maybe use of the name of the Albanian river 'Vjosa' as given name
Variants:	Vjosa Albanian

Vlora
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	'Vlora' or 'Vlorë' (earlier 'Valona') is a well-known Albanian city who once was capital of Albania for a short time
Variants:	Vlora Albanian (#684 in Switzerland 1997)

Vojsava
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	female
Info about origin:	in Albania known as the name of the mother of Gjergj Kastrioti, called 'Skënderbeu', an Albanian national hero (15th century AD)
	there is a (very controversial) theory saying that the name of this princess had a Slavic origin
	according to this theory the name could be a shortened Albanian variant of 'Vojislava'
Variants:	Vojsava Albanian

Wesley
Language of origin:	Old English
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	west meadow, west clearing
Info about origin:	from a family name which derives from a place name with the meaning 'west meadow' or 'west clearing'
Words:	west=the west (Old English) ; leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow (Old English)
Variants:	Wesley English (#126 in US popularity)
	Westley English (#919 in US popularity)
	Uesli Albanian

Xajë
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Variants:	Xajë Albanian

Xhemail
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	maybe an Albanian form of the Turkish name 'Kemal'
Variants:	Xhemail Albanian

Xhevahire
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	jewel (?)
Info about origin:	probably not an originally Albanian name
	'cevahir' means 'jewel' in Turkish
Words:	cevahir=the jewel (Turkish)
Variants:	Xhevahire Albanian
	Gjevahire Albanian

Xhevat
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	probably not an originally Albanian name
	maybe the Albanian variant of the Turkish name 'Cevat'
Variants:	Xhevat Albanian

Xhevdet
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	probably not an originally Albanian name
	maybe the Albanian variant of the Turkish name 'Cevdet'
Variants:	Xhevdet Albanian

Xhoi
Language of origin:	Unknown
Gender:	male
Info about origin:	maybe an Albanian variant of the English given name 'Joey'
	or maybe the Albanian way of writing/pronouncing the English word 'joy', used as a given name
Words:	(English)
Variants:	Xhoi Albanian

Ylli
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	star
Info about origin:	maybe the name is related to the name 'Hyllus'
	Hyllus is regarded as the first known king of the Illyrians (said to have died 1225 BC)
Words:	yll=the star (Albanian)
Female form:	Yllka
Variants:	Ylli Albanian
	Hyllus Unknown (old/original name form)

Yllka
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	star
Info about origin:	See male form Ylli
Variants:	Yllka Albanian

Zamir
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	male
Meaning/translation:	good voice, sweet voice
Words:	zë=the voice (Albanian) ; mirë=good (Albanian)
Female form:	Zamira
Variants:	Zamir Albanian

Zamira
Language of origin:	Albanian
Gender:	female
Meaning/translation:	good voice, sweet voice
Info about origin:	See male form Zamir
Variants:	Zamira Albanian