Ilir
Illyrian · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Ilir
The name 'Ilir' means "free man" or "of Illyria," derived from the ancient Illyrian language and the ethnonym for the Illyrian people.
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Etymology
The name 'Ilir' means "free man" or "of Illyria," derived from the ancient Illyrian language and the ethnonym for the Illyrian people. It is primarily used in Albanian culture, often among secular or historically Christian communities, referencing the ancient Illyrian tribes who inhabited the western Balkans before Slavic migrations.
Ilir currently ranks #11,181 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1991.
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