Ayla, Ayla, Eja: Are names being Islam in Kosovo?

*Kan Kosovo report

I want Osman born on the last day of May 2020. The name may distinguish, but it was shared by another 210 girls who were born in 2020, who were likewise appointed. It turns out that this is the only Albanian name, among the five most frequent names given that year, according to the Kosovo Statistics Agency, although it can get one more meaning.

I want something good in Albanian too, but Arabic is prayer to God” Explains theologian Fitim Flugaj.

The other four names do not make any sense in Albanian, Ayla, Alea, Iara Asya. Although known as Arabs, they are not, at least they are used by Arabs as names because they sound beautiful and are cut short mainly by other longer names.

“Aila is a name of origin from Ireland - from Iila, Ayla, and ending up as Ayla, also used in Arabs. Asya is one of the oldest names in the world, had a wife of a Pharaoh of Egypt. ”

This form of child baptism seems to be far from the way of languageman Bardh Rugova, Klzn reports.

It shows that there's a change of nature, all at once, we have more parents who are putting away the ethnic Albanian ideal and dealing with where I know it, Islam, and that's where our society is going. ” said Bardh Rugova, professor of Albanian language.

But according to theologian Flugaj, not necessarily, Albanians should be linked to religion when appointing young.

“The Islamic Party is highly democratic and provides room for names to be meaningful even in the language of the people, Albanian, p.”

The practice of reducing local names is also criticized by an ethnologist, who says that the appointment of infants should be controlled by the State. Zymer Neziri estimates that Albanian names are precious enough to withstand centuries.

The names of the medieval Albanian dough and the names of the Illyrian times are still present today” says researcher at the Albanological Institute.

Not only is Nezir in name language but their form also has complaints in citizens who say that they are influenced by the outside, and by ignorance, children, mainly girls.

This Teu means it, but when you go with your last name it doesn't go with A. A is an influence on Slavic novels. ”

Meanwhile, Professor Bardh Rugova also has an explanation why in Kosovo they no longer often use names that eventually identify Albanians.

Becoming Albanian is not necessarily a very good brand in the world, or at least so perceives Albanians themselves and sense a need to identify with foreign names. ”

Names heard mainly in the east are the five most common among boys like Ayan, Tiar, Ammar, Noar and Omer.