Andis
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Andis is a variant of Andes, a personal name popular among the Illyrians
inhabiting the territory of what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina
, more specifically the southern parts of ancient province of Panonia and much of the northern parts of ancient Dalmatia
. Due to this particular geographic distribution, the origin and the meaning of Andes may be connected to the name origin of Andizetes, a small Illyrian community whose home was precisely present day Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Due to a widespread distribution of names like Andio, Andena, Andinus, found throughout the entire territory inhabited by ancient Illyrians, we can presume that the pertinent root word is "and-".
"Andes" resembles and sounds like some ancient Greek
name, with the word ending of "-es", as opposed to names with more typically Illyrian name endings, -o, and -on, such as that found in a more Illyrian-sounding variant Andio, found too throughout the Illyrian territories, but predominantly in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Coincidentally or not, "Andes" literally represents an Albanian Dative case
of "Anda" (Albanian Dative case for nouns ending in "-a" end with suffix
"-es" (e.g. Nominative case
- Anda; Dative case - Andes; Nom. - Plaka; Dat. - Plakes etc.). However, if "Andes" were an Albanian name, then it is most likely to represent the Genitive case
(English = "of Anda, or "belonging to Anda"; "Albanian -i Andes", with prefix "-i" diminished in the name) and not the Dative, given that names and surnames traditionally and technically represent the Genitive case, also known as Possessive case
or Second case ( e.g. "O'Connor
"= "of Connor", "Johnson"= "Son of John" etc.).
Indeed, the closest corresponding word (and a possible cognate
) is the Proto-Albanian word Anda, meaning "a strong desire", from which a modern Albanian
word of "Andja" ("desire", "wish" or "lust") is believed to derive.
However, other etymological explanations should be considered, given the fact that further scientific enquiry should be carried out before reaching a tangible conclusion pertaining to the etymology of Illyrian names and Illyrian language in general.
Female versions of the name include Andia and Andena.
The name of ancient Celtic god, Andinus
(Deo Andino sacrum) is yet another word that has been related to this personal name.
Illyrians
The Illyrians were a group of tribes who inhabited part of the western Balkans in antiquity and the south-eastern coasts of the Italian peninsula...
inhabiting the territory of what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, more specifically the southern parts of ancient province of Panonia and much of the northern parts of ancient Dalmatia
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
. Due to this particular geographic distribution, the origin and the meaning of Andes may be connected to the name origin of Andizetes, a small Illyrian community whose home was precisely present day Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Due to a widespread distribution of names like Andio, Andena, Andinus, found throughout the entire territory inhabited by ancient Illyrians, we can presume that the pertinent root word is "and-".
"Andes" resembles and sounds like some ancient Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
name, with the word ending of "-es", as opposed to names with more typically Illyrian name endings, -o, and -on, such as that found in a more Illyrian-sounding variant Andio, found too throughout the Illyrian territories, but predominantly in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Coincidentally or not, "Andes" literally represents an Albanian Dative case
Dative case
The dative case is a grammatical case generally used to indicate the noun to whom something is given, as in "George gave Jamie a drink"....
of "Anda" (Albanian Dative case for nouns ending in "-a" end with suffix
Suffix
In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns or adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs...
"-es" (e.g. Nominative case
Nominative case
The nominative case is one of the grammatical cases of a noun or other part of speech, which generally marks the subject of a verb or the predicate noun or predicate adjective, as opposed to its object or other verb arguments...
- Anda; Dative case - Andes; Nom. - Plaka; Dat. - Plakes etc.). However, if "Andes" were an Albanian name, then it is most likely to represent the Genitive case
Genitive case
In grammar, genitive is the grammatical case that marks a noun as modifying another noun...
(English = "of Anda, or "belonging to Anda"; "Albanian -i Andes", with prefix "-i" diminished in the name) and not the Dative, given that names and surnames traditionally and technically represent the Genitive case, also known as Possessive case
Possessive case
The possessive case of a language is a grammatical case used to indicate a relationship of possession. It is not the same as the genitive case, which can express a wider range of relationships, though the two have similar meanings in many languages.See Possession for a survey of the different...
or Second case ( e.g. "O'Connor
O'Connor
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"= "of Connor", "Johnson"= "Son of John" etc.).
Indeed, the closest corresponding word (and a possible cognate
Cognate
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) is the Proto-Albanian word Anda, meaning "a strong desire", from which a modern Albanian
Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
word of "Andja" ("desire", "wish" or "lust") is believed to derive.
However, other etymological explanations should be considered, given the fact that further scientific enquiry should be carried out before reaching a tangible conclusion pertaining to the etymology of Illyrian names and Illyrian language in general.
Female versions of the name include Andia and Andena.
The name of ancient Celtic god, Andinus
Andinus
Andinus is a theonym used in the Roman Empire to refer to a god worshipped in the area of modern-day Kačanik, once upper Moesia - Dardania. It may be related to Andis. The theonym has been classified as a Continental Celtic deity but has also been taken to be an Illyrian divine name...
(Deo Andino sacrum) is yet another word that has been related to this personal name.