- Source: Bardila
Bardila is a Germanic given name and surname. It is of ancient European origins that evolved from words meaning "axe", “white, bright, brilliant,” or "beard."
The earliest known man with the name was Bardylis I (born c. 448 BC). Though it is an Illyrian name, the Germanic Bardila is possibly referenced to the archaeological depiction of the use of axes in Illyrian weaponry and Bardylis and his soldiers, who possibly had a beard.
The name then spread throughout Eastern Europe and the Balkans. In mostly Belarus and Poland, towns are named after the founder's name whose named Bardila. Most formations of the name are toponymic, namely the Polish Bordziłowski.
Origins
= Ancient words
=Bardila was first attested in the Gothic language as “bards” (𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃), and then in the Old High German language as Bardilo. The name derives from Old English "bardouleau" or "bardelle", Old French "bartel", and Old Norse "barðill" or "barðal" by evolution of proto-Germanic "bardǭ" (meaning axe) and "bardąz" (meaning beard).
Variations
= Other languages
== Other forms
=Places
Bardily - Village in Belarus; named after Iwan Harbuz-Bordziłowski
Bardilovo - Village in Belarus; named after an ancestor of Bordziła
Bordziłówka - Villages in Poland and Belarus; named after an ancestor of Bordziłowski
Barzilovica - Village in Serbia; named after an ancestor of Barzilović