Gjin

== Albanian == Ghin Ginius === Etymology === Krahe and Lambertz have theorized that Gjin is in fact a Christianization of a pre-Christian Albanian figure. If so, Gjin could be not the only Albanian Christian saint with a non-Christian origin, as another saint is also thought to be of pre-Christian origin: Shën Premti, which shares the origin of e premte, the Albanian word for Friday, and is thought to share the origin of the ancient goddess Prenda, the Albanian equivalent of Roman Venus, Norse Freyja and Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Aphroditē”) but was identified by the Catholic Church with the martyr Saint Anne. Probably close to Latin gēns (“clan, tribe, family”). Along with Progon, the first attested Albanian Christian name. === Proper noun === Gjin m a male given name ==== Declension ==== === References ===