Arbër

Arbër is a masculine given name of Albanian origin. The name derives from Arbër, the ethnonym historically used for the Albanian people, and from Arbëria, the lands associated with Albanians in medieval and early modern Albanian usage. In historical texts, Arbër and Arbëria denote both the Albanian nation and its traditional homeland, distinct from the modern toponym Shqipëria.

As a given name, Arbër is used in Albania and among Albanian communities in neighboring regions and the diaspora. In non-Albanian contexts, it is often transliterated as Arber or written without diacritics as Arber.

The root Arbër also appears in the ethnonym Arbëreshë, used for the Albanian communities in southern Italy (Italo-Albanians). The Arbëreshë preserve Albanian language and traditions and trace their origin to migrations in the 15th and 16th centuries, tying themselves to the same historical root.

Arbër remains primarily a traditional male name in Albanian-speaking communities today, reflecting historic ties to the Albanian ethnogenesis and homeland.