Gjin

gjin Albanian sq Ghin sq Ginius Etymology Krahe and Lambertz have theorized that Gjin is in fact a Christianization of a pre-Christian Albanian figure.Lambertz, Maksimilian (1986). Kanuni i Lekë Dukagjinit dhe emri Lekë në gjuhën shqipe, Studime për nder të Aleksandër Xhuvanit, Tiranë, 429-431. If so, Gjin could be not the only Albanian Christian saint with a non-Christian origin, as another saint is also thought to be of pre-Christian origin: sq Shën Premti, which shares the origin of sq e premte, the Albanian word for Friday, and is thought to share the origin of the ancient goddess sq Prenda, the Albanian equivalent of Roman la Venus, Norse non Freyja and Greek grc Ἀφροδίτη AphroditēÇabej, Eqrem (1976). Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes II, ASHRPSH, Tiranë.Elsie Robert The Christian Saints of Albania Balkanistica 13 American Association for South Slavic Studies 43 The third saint to be mentioned in connection with the Albanians is rather special because, strictly speaking, she does not really exist. Saint Veneranda, Albanian Shënepremte or Prende, known in Geg dialect as Prenne or Petka -- Greek Paraskevi, Ag. Paraskeuhv, Romanian Sfânta Paraschiva, was originally a pre-Christian deity and came to be identified by the Catholic Church with Saint Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary. In Albania, she is known at any rate as Saint Veneranda. http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/modern_languages/BalkArticle2.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120406101524/http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/modern_languages/BalkArticle2.html 6 April 2012 but was identified by the Catholic Church with the martyr Saint Anne. Probably close to la gēns clan, tribe, family. Along with sq Progon, the first attested Albanian Christian name. Proper noun m sq male Declension References