Bardhyl

Bardhyl is a Pagan Albanian masculine given name meaning White star, reflected from the Illyrian name Bardylis - both of astrolatrical origins. It has become more popular during the communist rule of Albania, serving as a more atheistic, and nationalistic identification, and is usually held by Albanian atheists.[1]

Origin

The name Bardhyl is thought to be of ancient origins, stemming back to the kingdom of Dardania. The oldest attested variant of Bardhyl is Bardylis from the 4th century bc.[2] King Bardylis of Dardania is considered the Founder of the kingdom of Dardania and its first king.

The name was again carried out by Bardylis grandson, Bardylis II, son of the former king of kingdom of Dardania, Cleitus, who ruled from c. 295 - c. 290 bc. Both were enemies of the Kingdom of Macedonia.

The name is also found in the animal kingdom, Bardylis (wasp)

Etymology

Pavle Ivić and Alexandru Rosetti have connected the name Bardylis with Albanian i bardhë "white",[3][4] while another opinion explains the name as a combination of i bardhë with Albanian yll "star". According to Stuart Edward Mann, this second version is a folk etymology.[5] According to German linguist Paul Kretschmer the name Bardylis is connected with the word "bardulos", which according to him means "grey" in the language of the Messapii in southern Italy.[6] It is connected to Albanian Mythology, to one of the Albanian names of god, hyj.[7] The word hyj derives from the archaic for star hyll, and is probably the namesake of the term Illyria.[8] The Albanian word may be cognate to Messapic anthroponym Barzidihi, both stemming from the same source, since Albanian and Messapic are thought to share a closer proximity than other Indo-European languages.[9][10][11][12]

Persons with the name Bardhyl

Bardhyl, Bardhyll, Bardhill, bardhull and other variants are more popularily held by irreligious Albanian. including these notable personalities:

References
  1. "User-submitted name Bardhyl - Behind the Name".
  2. "Bardhyl - Wiktionary". 29 September 2021.
  3. Pavle Ivić, 1985 Zbornik Šeste jugoslovenske onomastičke konferencije: Donji Milanovac, p. 59
  4. Alexandru Rosetti, 1973 Brève histoire de la langue roumaine des origines à nos jours, p. 52
  5. An Albanian historical grammar Author Stuart Edward Mann Publisher Buske, 1977 ISBN 3-87118-262-1, ISBN 978-3-87118-262-4 p.iii link
  6. Toynbee, Arnold Joseph (1969). Some problems of Greek history. Oxford University Press. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-19-215249-7. or 'Bardylis' (Diodorus, Book XVI, chap. 4, § 3), or 'Bardyllis' (Plutarch, Pyrrhus, chap. 9) is related to the word 'bardulos', meaning 'grey', in the 'Messapian' (i.e. Calabrian) language.
  7. "Hyj - Wiktionary". 14 November 2021.
  8. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%BC%B8%CE%BB%CE%BB%CF%85%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1#Ancient_Greek
  9. Orel 1998, p. 17
  10. Buda 1984, p. 50.
  11. Orel 1998, pp. 260, 265; West 2007, pp. 137, 146; Rusakov 2017, p. 556; Matzinger 2017, p. 1790
  12. Buda, Aleks (1984). Problems of the formation of the Albanian people, their language and culture: conference (selection). The "8 Nëntori" Pub. House.
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