Illyrian anthroponyms

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.

South Illyrian (Illyrian proper)

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