Jul 29, 2009 14:15
14 yrs ago
Albanian term
United Kingdom
translation, all of it and nothing but.
Native in: English 
, Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English
Matranxhi
Non-PRO
Albanian to English
Other
Genealogy
Is this a common family name in Albania (or in Kosovo for that matter)? How widespread is it? Is it limited to a specific area? Please humour me and compare it to an English surname in terms of how popular (used) is it. Please give examples of English surnames that are just as popular (percentage wise %). Does this name mean anything? What does the root word mean?
Proposed translations
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Illyrian
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Jul 30, 2009 16:07: Monika Coulson changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Proposed translations
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Matranxh (Village)
This is a surname tied to a geographic location, more specifically a village in Kukës, Albania. The roots of the village could be connected with the Byzantine Matrënga/Matranga/Mataranga family. (This has nothing do with the Romanian meaning) This tribe has also been traced in FYROMacedonia (Likovë), Italy (Arvanites) and Greece (Arvanites in Aetolo-Akarnania) as there were many Albanian medieval migrations. The etymology could be from the Gheg 1. Mat +rranx = at the base of the river Mat. 2. M'at+ranx = at the foot of (mountain).
Example sentence:
Vorri Matranxhit- vend ku është varrosur Lekë Matraxha.
Thuhet dhe është vërtetuar se Matranxh-ët janë të dëgjuar në rrethin e Lumës për trimërinë titanike,kjo trimëri është trashëguar brezë pas brezi edhe në gjeneratat e tanishmë,Matranxh-ët i dhanë shumë udhëheqës, heroj dhe dëshmor�
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