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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> | ||
==Given Names== | ==Given Names== | ||
Albanian given names are traditionally '''original Albanian-meaning names, or religious names (Islamic or Christian)'''. During the Communist regime, based on the theory of the Illyrian origin of Albanians, supposedly '''Illyrian names''' were constructed as appropriate names instead of religious ones. The government issued a decree ordering people to change their religious names to '''"pure Albanian names", while newborns had to receive non-religious names'''.<ref | Albanian given names are traditionally '''original Albanian-meaning names, or religious names (Islamic or Christian)'''. During the Communist regime, based on the theory of the Illyrian origin of Albanians, supposedly '''Illyrian names''' were constructed as appropriate names instead of religious ones. The government issued a decree ordering people to change their religious names to '''"pure Albanian names", while newborns had to receive non-religious names'''.<ref name="Alb"/> | ||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||