Berisha
Berisha is an Albanian family name.
Origin and meaning
The Berishas are an old Albanian tribe and give their name to a region in northern Albania south of the Drin in today's Puka district . The tribe is one of the oldest in Albania, whose roots go back to 1360. The surname Berisa was mentioned in writing as early as 1691. On the east bank of the Vau Deja reservoir there are several villages that have Berisha as part of their name.
distribution
The name is particularly common in northern Albania and among the Albanians in neighboring Kosovo .
Name bearer
- Adelina Berisha (* 1990), Kosovar singer
- Anita Berisha (* 1986), Croatian film actress
- Arijan Berisha (* 1978), Albanian football player
- Bernard Berisha (* 1991), Kosovar football player
- Besart Berisha (* 1985), Albanian football player
- Denis Berisha (* 1996), Austrian soccer player
- Etrit Berisha (* 1989), Albanian football player
- Hasan Bej Prishtina , real name Hasan Berisha (1873–1933), Albanian politician
- Ilir Berisha (* 1991), Albanian football player
- Johan Berisha (* 1979), Swiss soccer player with Albanian roots
- Kolë Berisha (* 1947), Kosovar politician
- Liri Berisha (* 1948), Albanian UNICEF Ambassador, President of the Albanian Children's Village
- Marenglen Berisha (* 1984), Albanian-Kosovar economist, banker and university dean
- Mërgim Berisha (* 1998), Kosovar football player
- Muharrem Berisha (mathematician) (1942-2010), Kosovar mathematician
- Muharrem Berisha (weightlifter) (* 1964), Albanian weightlifter
- Safet Berisha (* 1949), Albanian football player
- Sali Berisha (* 1944), Albanian politician and former president
- Sedat Berisha (* 1989), Albanian-Macedonian football player
- Valon Berisha (* 1993), Kosovar football player
- Veton Berisha (* 1994), Norwegian football player
literature
- Hasan Berisha: Fisi i Berishajve: Monograph. Globus R, Tirana 2005.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Robert Elsie : Historical Dictionary of Albania . Scarecrow Press, 2010, pp. 48 ( google.de ).
- ↑ Origin of the surname. Berisha. In: ancestry.de. Retrieved September 24, 2016 .