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*[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Albanian_given_names '''Appendix:Albanian given names'''] in Wiktionary
*[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Albanian_given_names '''Appendix:Albanian given names'''] in Wiktionary
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Albanian-language_surnames '''Category:Albanian-language surnames in Wikipedia''']
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Albanian-language_surnames '''Category:Albanian-language surnames in Wikipedia''']
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname Surname experience] at FamilySearch - search by surname to learn its meaning and origin


==Surnames==
==Surnames==
*Albanian names are names used in, or '''originating in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and the Albanian diaspora'''. *In Albania a complete name usually consists of a '''given name, the given name of the individual's father (which is seldom included except in official documents, and a family name or surname (most commonly patrilineal)'''.<ref name="Alb">"Albania name", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian_name, accessed 27 February 2021.</ref>
*Albanian names are names used in, or '''originating in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and the Albanian diaspora'''.  
*In Albania a complete name usually consists of a '''given name, the given name of the individual's father (which is seldom included except in official documents, and a family name or surname (most commonly patrilineal)'''.<ref name="Alb">"Albania name", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian_name, accessed 27 February 2021.</ref>
*Hereditary family surnames developed quite late in Albania. The practice was '''not well established until the early 1900s'''.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Albania,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1991-1998.</ref>
*Hereditary family surnames developed quite late in Albania. The practice was '''not well established until the early 1900s'''.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Albania,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1991-1998.</ref>
*Many surnames in Albania have Islamic and Christian roots.
*Many surnames in Albania have Islamic and Christian roots.
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==For Further Reading==
==For Further Reading==
For more information on naming practices in Albania, see the Wikipedia article [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian_name '''Albanian name'''].
*[https://www.fbiic.gov/public/2008/nov/Naming_practice_guide_UK_2006.pdf '''A GUIDE TO NAMES AND NAMING PRACTICES, UK Names Guide''']
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian_name '''Albanian name'''] in Wikipedia
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/187400-redirection '''Albanian Personal Names''']


== References  ==
== References  ==
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