[tied] Re: Albanian (Albanian personal names)

--- In cybalist@..., João Simões Lopes Filho <jodan99@...> wrote:

> Since everyone now is talking about Albanian, I'd like to ask...
> what are the Albanian equivalents to Personal names...

I would fill those I know.

> John - Gjon
> Peter - Pjetër
> Paul - Pal ? (right)
> George - Gjergj
> Charles - Karl (has not been comonly used, as far as I know)
> Mary - Mri, Mrije (even Mari)
> Anna - Ana (but I am not sure how old this name might be)
> Julius - (don´t know but Juliet would be Gjylie )
> Demetrius - Dhimitër
> Alexander - Shkander ? (It is called Lekë or Aleksandër in Albanian.

Even Skënder but this is borrowed from Turkish)

> Gregor -
> Marcus - Mark
> Matthew -
> Lucas - Llukë (has not been comonly used, as far as I know)
> Moses - Musë, Musa
> Abraham - Ibrahim (borrowed through Turkish)

In Modern Albanian you could say 'Gregor' for 'Gregor', 'Mateus' for
'Matthew', 'Jul' for 'Julius'

Alvin