Anceint Illyrian names that somehow survived

[Bosniensis]

Due to Slavic influence Illyrian names have mostly diminished and replaced with Slavic ones, but some names actually do exist.

1. Bardyllis (Bardaš) still rarely used.
2. Arsa (Arsa Jovanović)
3. Bato (used as a common nickname among the Serbs)
4. Tito (nickname and a name used by Tito)
5. Grabos (Illyrian name, but there are many Grabos Surnames)
6. Ziraeus (used as slavicized last name Zirić)

There are many many more, mostly extinct... do Albanians have ancient names?

[Kelmendasi]

Due to Slavic influence Illyrian names have mostly diminished and replaced with Slavic ones, but some names actually do exist.

1. Bardyllis (Bardaš) still rarely used.
2. Arsa (Arsa Jovanović)
3. Bato (used as a common nickname among the Serbs)
4. Tito (nickname and a name used by Tito)
5. Grabos (Illyrian name, but there are many Grabos Surnames)
6. Ziraeus (used as slavicized last name Zirić)

There are many many more, mostly extinct... do Albanians have ancient names?

Yes Albanians do use Illyrian names but they aren't rare like in Serbia, Bosnia etc

[Bosniensis]

Yes Albanians do use Illyrian names but they aren't rare like in Serbia, Bosnia etc

That's why I've created this thread, to hear Albanian names.

[Kelmendasi]

That's why I've created this thread, to hear Albanian names.

Dardan, Ardian, Bardhyll, Gentian, Gentiana, Gentius, Teuta, Agron, Ajola, Arber, Arben, Asti, Bledar, Dition, Gent etc

[Aenar]

6. Ziraeus (used as slavicized last name Zirić)

Surname of Bosniensis is Zirić and he think that Zirić is slavized version of Ziraeus.

Bosniensis is obsessed with Romans.

[Bosniensis]

Dardan, Ardian, Bardhyll, Gentian, Gentiana, Gentius, Teuta, Agron, Ajola, Arber, Arben, Asti, Bledar, Dition, Gent etc

I had a friend from Albania who used to come and visit me, he was named Ardian... so that's ancient Illyrian, I taught it's Latin or something.

[Laberia]

Due to Slavic influence Illyrian names have mostly diminished and replaced with Slavic ones, but some names actually do exist.

1. Bardyllis (Bardaš) still rarely used.
2. Arsa (Arsa Jovanović)
3. Bato (used as a common nickname among the Serbs)
4. Tito (nickname and a name used by Tito)
5. Grabos (Illyrian name, but there are many Grabos Surnames)
6. Ziraeus (used as slavicized last name Zirić)

There are many many more, mostly extinct... do Albanians have ancient names?

These are names used in ex-Yugoslavia during the last century. I doubt that those names were used during the history.

[Kelmendasi]

I had a friend from Albania who used to come and visit me, he was named Ardian... so that's ancient Illyrian, I taught it's Latin or something.

Yh, Ardian with the r in front of the d is derived from the Ardiaei tribe although the name Ardiaie itself could be Latin in origin according to some. Common names that I forgot were Ilir and to some extent Taulant

[Bosniensis]

These are names used in ex-Yugoslavia during the last century. I doubt that those names were used during the history.

My opinion that Illyrian names were used less and less throughout history.

I believe even those mentioned are extinct today or they became something else like Lastname or Nicknames.

[Laberia]

Dardan, Ardian, Bardhyll, Gentian, Gentiana, Gentius, Teuta, Agron, Ajola, Arber, Arben, Asti, Bledar, Dition, Gent etc

Bardhyl and Teuta has always been used during the history. Bardhyl is formed by two words, bardh=white and yll=star. Meanwhile the name Teuta was preserved as Tefta.
The other names started to be used during XX century.