Bogdani
Appearance
Origin | |
---|---|
Meaning | God-given in Albanian |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Bogdan, Bogdanović |
Bogdani is an Albanian surname meaning 'son of Bogdan'. It is of Slavic origin, probably Serbian language, as Bogdan in Slavic means "God-given".
Notable people with the surname include:
- Andrea Bogdani (1600–1683), Ottoman scholar of Albanian origin and Roman Catholic prelate
- Erjon Bogdani (born 1977), Albanian footballer
- Gerti Bogdani (born 1980), Albanian politician
- Llukë Bogdani (d. 1687), Ottoman poet of Albanian origin
- Pjetër Bogdani (1627–1689), Albanian writer
In addition, Jakob Bogdani was a Hungarian painter who Anglicized his original last name Bogdány to Bogdani.