Agron (given name) explained

Agron is a given name. It is a popular male Albanian name.^[1]

History

Agron appears as a name in Rider's English-Latin reference dictionary of the 17th century, with the entry reading: "Agron, ita dict. quod in agris natus esset. The name of a King; also a Physitian."^[2] The Latin translates to "so-called he who was born in the countryside". Similar later works, including by Robert Ainsworth and Thomas Mortimer, focused more on the physician bearing the name (now known in English as Acron), writing how he was said to have set large fires around Athens and successfully stopped the Plague of Athens.^{[3] [4] [5]}

People

• Agron of Illyria, King of the Ardiaean Illyrian Kingdom from 250 BC to 230 BC
• Agron Abdullahu, a suspect in the 2007 Fort Dix attack plot
• Agron Bajrami (born 1964), Kosovo journalist
• Agron Haxhihyseni, Albanian retired weightlifter
• Agron Idrizi, bass guitarist for Albanian band Elita 5
• Agron Limani, Kosovo-Albanian politician and former commander of the KLA
• Agron Llakaj (born 1960), Albanian comedian, actor, singer, producer and television host
• Agron Musaraj, Albanian politician
• Agron Preteni (born 1990), Croatian kickboxer
• Agron Rufati (born 1999), Croatia-born Macedonian footballer
• Agron Šalja (born 1972), Slovenian footballer
• Agron Shehaj (born 1977), Albanian politician and entrepreneur
• Agron Sulaj (1952–1996), Albanian footballer and coach

Notes and References

1. Book: Newmark, Leonard. Morfologjia. Hubbard. Philip. Prifti. Peter R.. 1982. Stanford University Press. 978-0-8047-1129-6. sq. 126.
2. [Francis Holyoake|Holyoake, F]
3. Book: Ainsworth, Robert. Thesaurus Linguæ Latinæ Compendiarus, Or A Compendious Dictionary of the Latin Tongue. 1808. J. Johnson, J. Nichols and son, R. Baldwin, et al.. 11.
4. Book: An Universal, Historical, Geographical, Chronological and Poetical Dictionary, Exactly Describing the Situation, Extent, Customs ... of All Kingdoms ...: Containing Likewise the Lives of the Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, and Primitive Fathers; Emperors, Kings, Princes. 1703. J. Hartley ... W. Turner ... and Tho. Hodgson.
5. Book: Thomas Mortimer (Vice-Consul for the Austrian Netherlands.). The Student's Pocket Dictionary; or, Compendium of Universal History, Chronology and Biography, etc. 1789.