More Albanian weightlifters heading your way

[Grace]

Sipas trajnerit Toska, largimi i peshëngritësve: Gerald Toska, Shkëlzen Tabaku, Arjan Lushi, Eglean Mema, Klisman Mema për në Greqi në mënyrë të organizuar, është shprehje e revoltës së tyre ndaj indiferencës që ka treguar Federata Shqiptare e Peshëngritjes dhe shteti shqiptar për rezultatet europiane të tyre vitet e fundit.

Albanian government neglected them.
http://balkanweb.com/sitev4/index.php?id=24026

Of course, deep inside they are Hellenes, they just didn't know it until now .
Two others were already in Italy and the two (now) in Greece hold the Silver medal in the World and Europe.

[TirAlb]

Originally Posted by Grace

Albanian government neglected them.
http://balkanweb.com/sitev4/index.php?id=24026

Of course, deep inside they are Hellenes, they just didn't know it until now .
Two others were already in Italy and the two (now) in Greece hold the Silver medal in the World and Europe.

I guess this is the post-Dhima generation.

I wonder how their new names will be?

Geraldios Toskas, Shkëlzenios Tabakos, Arianitis Lushitidis, Egleanis Memas, Klismanis Memas.

[kostas68]

Originally Posted by TirAlb

I guess this is the post-Dhima generation.

I wonder how their new names will be?

Geraldios Toskas, Shkëlzenios Tabakos, Arianitis Lushitidis, Egleanis Memas, Klismanis Memas.

These names are Albanian (Shkëlzen,Arian,Eglean,Klisman) but Pyrros is Greek.

[Grace]

Pyrros Dimas used to be Pirro Dhima and many Albanians are named Pirro. They are also many girls names Hillary, so Albanians might borrow a name or two even if Pirro means nothing in Albanian. My point: names mean nothing, especially in border areas. Many Albos have -ich in the end (Nikic for example) in Serbia and Montenegro. Antonio, Izabella, Ricardo etc are popular as well.

Klisman = Jurgen Klinsmann His dad was a German soccer fan no doubt

[Andrew]

Originally Posted by Grace

Pyrros Dimas used to be Pirro Dhima and many Albanians are named Pirro. They are also many girls names Hillary, so Albanians might borrow a name or two even if Pirro means nothing in Albanian. My point: names mean nothing, especially in border areas. Many Albos have -ich in the end (Nikic for example) in Serbia and Montenegro. Antonio, Izabella, Ricardo etc are popular as well.

Klisman = Jurgen Klinsmann His dad was a German soccer fan no doubt

It is interesting the facility with which the Albanians use foreign names !!!

so far in Italy I've met Albanians named : Arthur , Herly , Clodian ...

[TirAlb]

Originally Posted by Andrew

It is interesting the facility with which the Albanians use foreign names !!!

so far in Italy I've met Albanians named : Arthur , Herly , Clodian ...

Thats because of the 45 years of communist,atheist, regime.The original religious Albanian or foreign names were banned(not officially though).So with the increase of freedoms people were eager to name their childrens with foreign names,after famous singers actors or character seen in TV or else,but not with the old religious ones. Naming your son Ismail, Sotir, or Zef is considered backward and not in fashion anymore, and since the influence of religion is almost inexistent still today,returning these names in fashion again is quite improbable.

[kostas68]

Originally Posted by Grace

Pyrros Dimas used to be Pirro Dhima

Maybe the Albanian authorities banned the -os,-as and -is surfixes from the Greek names,as the Greek ones add the same surfixes to the Albanian names.

Originally Posted by Grace

Klisman = Jurgen Klinsmann His dad was a German soccer fan no doubt

I thought that something like this could happen,although i really couldn't believe it!

[TirAlb]

[quote=kostas68;87798]Maybe the Albanian authorities banned the -os,-as and -is surfixes from the Greek names,as the Greek ones add the same surfixes to the Albanian names.[quote]

That's partially true, but the suffix wasn't banned.its just the way Albanians say those names, but Dhima is recorded as Dhima without suffix in the ottoman censuses aswell.

I thought that something like this could happen,although i really couldn't believe it!

Well if you wan't to hear the weirdest Albanin name ever,this invented during communism,here you have one:

Marenglens.Guess its meaning if you can.

[kostas68]

Originally Posted by TirAlb

Well if you wan't to hear the weirdest Albanin name ever,this invented during communism,here you have one:
Marenglens.Guess its meaning if you can.

It was very easy Marx+Engels

[TirAlb]

Originally Posted by kostas68

It was very easy Marx+Engels

Well you are partially correct,but is a little bit trickier.

Marx_Engels-Lenin-Stalin.