| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Illyrian |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | from the Illyrian tribe of Ardiaei |
| Other names | |
| See also | Ardjan, Ardiana |
Ardian is an Albanian name. Although similar to Adrian, a name of Latin [1] origin, the Albanian name Ardian (Ardjan and Ardijan being other variants) is a derivation of Ardiaei, the name of an ancient Illyrian people. [2] Their original inland residence was along the Naro River (modern river Neretva, also known as Narenta in ancient times) up to the Konjic region, in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina. [3]
Ardiana is a feminine form of this name. Abbreviated forms like Ardi and Ardia are in use too.
Notable people with the name include:
• Ardian Xhemaili (born 2001) Albanian ultra nationalist