Bardhyl
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bardhyl |
| gender | male |
| origin | Albanian |
| meaning | bardh ("white") + yll ("star") |
| variant forms | Bardhyll, Bardhul |
| region | |
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| name = Bardhyl | gender = male | origin = Albanian | meaning = bardh ("white") + yll ("star") | variant forms = Bardhyll, Bardhul | region = Bardhyl, Bardhyll or Bardhul is an Albanian masculine given name meaning 'the white/bright one', also reflected from the Illyrian name Bardylis and Messapic Barzidihi and Barduli. The same root is found in the Albanian given name Bardh-i (masculine) and Bardh-a (feminine), as well as in the Albanian surname Bardhi, meaning 'the white one'.
Etymology
The oldest attested variant of Bardhyl is Bardylis, the name of a 4th-century BCE Illyrian king, and founder of the first attested Illyrian dynasty. The name was again carried by Bardylis' grandson, Bardylis II, son of Cleitus, who ruled from c. 295 to c. 290 BCE. Both were enemies of the Kingdom of Macedonia. Variant names are also attested in Messapic Barzidihi and Barduli in Apulia. The name contains the same root as the Albanian adjective i bardhë "white", ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰór(h₁)ǵos
The name gained popularity among Albanians during the communist rule of Albania, serving as a more atheistic, and nationalistic identification.
The animal genus Bardylis (wasp) is named after Bardylis.
Persons with the name Bardhyl
Bardhyl, Bardhyll, Bardhill, Bardhull and other variants are more popularly held by irreligious Albanians. Notable bearers include
- Bardylis, king of Dardania
- Bardylis II, his grandson
- Bardhyl Ajeti (1977–2005), Albanian journalist reporter for the Albanian newspaper Bota Sot
- Bardhyl Demiraj (born 1958), Albanian linguist and Albanologist
- Bardhyl Kollçaku (born 1967), Albanian military officer
- Bardhyl Londo (1948–2022), Albanian poet and writer
- Bardhyl Çaushi (1936–1999), Kosovo Albanian human rights lawyer and activist
References
Bibliography
References
- {{harvnb. Ivić. 1987
- {{harvnb. Rosetti. 1973
- {{harvnb. Demiraj. 1997
- {{harvnb. Bejko. 2004
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