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| Greek tombstone with Illyrian names (Colony of Apollonia,South Illyria,200 B.C.) |
Anthroponym is called the proper name of a person.
Below follows a list of Illyrian people's names. The Illyrian language is divided by linguists in Illyrian proper( South Illyrian), Dalmatian and Pannonian.
Keep in mind that the name Illyrian was an exonym. It was what Greeks and Romans called the Illyrians. It is not known what the Illyrians called themselves.
Agirrus
Agron
Andena (female, attested at Dyrrhachium), Andes, Andis, Andio, Andia
Annaeus/Annaius
Antis (female)
Ballaios
Bardyllis ( Connected by some with Albanian bardhë,white or the Messapian bardulos,grey. An Albanian folk etymology is white star from bardhë yll, white star)
Bato, may derive from same root as Latin battuere, "to strike", or the root *bha, "say, tell".
Birkenna
Blodus, Bledis
Boiken
Boria, Bora
Breigos
Brykos
Cleitus/Kleitos (from Greek)
Daors
Dasius
Dazaios, Dazas, Dazos
Ditus
Epe(n)tinus (attested at Dyrrhachium; the name is adjectival, meaning "from Epetium", a town now known as Strobeč)
Epicadus
Epidius
Genthena, Genthios, Gentius
Glaukias (Loan from Greek)
Glavus
Grabos
Laiscus
Madena
Messor
Monunius
Mytilus
Pinnes
Pleuratus
Pladomenus
Plare(n)s
Plator (in Liburnian as Plaetor; Venetic Plaetorius, cp. Latin Plaetorius)
Posantio
Pravaius
Scerdis
Skerdilaidas
Tatta
Temus, Temeia
Teuda
Teuta, Teutana means Queen in Illyrian.
Tito, Titus (also the Illyrian name of the river Krka)
Vendes
Verzo
Zanatis
Ziraeus
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