Bardilo is a German given name and surname.[1] The name is known for its transliterations all over Eastern Europe, specifically in Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine, and sometimes in the Balkans, specifically Albania and Serbia.

Etymology

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There are multiple meanings behind the name in different etymologies.

  • The Proto-Germanic prefix "bardǭ" literally means, axe, and the suffix -ilǭ is a deriative of *-ilaz, which forms a noun specifcally of tools, plants, and animals.[2]
    • Likely borrowed to form a derivative (bardaz) as if meaning "beard-shaping tool," or "bearded axe," though the direction could be the reverse.
    • It was likely that a man with facial hair was named Bordelius/Bardelius; a given name and surname.
    • The etymological dictionary of Old Polish personal names, published by the Polish Academy of Sciences, notes the historical existence of the German name Bartol in Poland.[3] In addition, the name Bartilo existed historically in Poland (1448).[4]
  • In Albanian etymology, Bardilo is likely a transliteration of the Latin Bardylis, which comes from the Albanian Bardhyl ("bright star").
  • Other spellings, like Barzil and its derivatives, ultimately come from present-day Israel and are mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Barzillai, a Gileadite from Rogelim, was a biblical figure in the Torah mentioned in the Second Book of Samuel.

Variants

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Descendants

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Bardel/Bordel (also Bardil/Bordil/Bartel)

  • Latinized/Germanized: Bardelius/Bordelius, Bardelis/Bordelis, Bardilis, Bardylis (name of an Illyrian king), Bartel
    • von Bordelius (Bordehl) - Surname of German noble families in Courland.
  • Lithuanized/Polonized/Ruthenianized: Bardzila, Bordził, Bardzil, (Бардзіл)
    • Bardziloŭski (Бардзілоўскі) (Belarusian/Old Ruthenian)
    • Bardzilauskas (sometimes Barzilauskas) (Lithuanian)
    • Bordziłowski (Polish) - Surname of Polish noble families (szlachta)
    • Bordzilovskiy (Бордзиловский) (Russian) , Bordzilovs'kyy (Бордзіловський) (Ukrainian)
      • Garbuz-Bordzilovskiy (Гарбуз-Бордзиловский) - Surname of Ruthenian noble families from Bardzily

Barzil

  • Latinized: Barzilis
  • Lithuanized/Polonized/Ruthenianized: Barzila, Borził, Barził (Барзіл)
    • Lithuanianized: Barzilovičius
    • Slavicized: Barzilovič (Барзіловіч), Barzilowicz, Barzilovich (Барзилович), Barzilovych, (Барзілович), Barzilović (Барзиловић)

Others

Places

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  • Bardilovo - Village in Belarus; named after an ancestor of Bordziła
  • Bordziłówka - Villages in Poland and Belarus; named after an ancestor of Bordziłowski
  • Barzilovica - Village in Serbia; Named after an ancestor of Barzilović

References

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  1. ^ Förstemann, Ernst Wilhelm (1900). Bd. Personennamen. 2., völlig umgearb. Aufl (in German). W. Fink.
  2. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg (1975). Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian). Moscow. p. 201.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Słownik etymologiczno-motywacyjny staropolskich nazw osobowych. T. 5: Nazwy osobowe pochodzenia niemieckiego. Kraków. 1997. p. 17.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Słownik staropolskich nazw osobowych. T. 1. Wrocław. 1965–1967. p. 17.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)