Talk:Parashqevi Qiriazi

Umm?
She opened the first girls school? OK ... but! the picture of the first Albanian speaking school .... four years before ... has lots of girls in it. I think this needs to be explained? Victuallers (talk) 15:10, 17 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks for dropping by!!! The first school (Mesonjetorja, started in 1887) was for both boys and girls. Of course in 1887 had very few girls, however the picture you see is from 1899.

The girls' school (started in 1891) was exclusively for girls and we don't have a pic on it. I'll try to edit a little bit more. --SulmuesLet's talk 13:36, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Name
Is the name Parashkevi common in Albania? Because it is a Greek name meaning Friday (Paraskevi). And what about Qiriazi? In Greek it's Kyriazi. Q43 (talk) 20:27, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Parashqevi used to be very common between Albanian Orthodox women prior to end of WWII (although our Parashqevi eventually embraced the Protestant faith) and then it started to be disused. An exception to the rule has been Parashqevi Simaku though, probably the most popular singer in Albania in the 1980s. And Qiriazi is also common as a last name. --Tutkuni2 (talk) 21:28, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Greek of course. Kyriazis name appears twice in a declaration of the Greeks of Korytsa for the union with Greece: "Declaration of the northern Epirotes from the districts of Korytsa and Kolonia demanding union of their native provinces with Greece". Search for "Kyriazis". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Euzen (talk • contribs) 13:17, 22 February 2012 (UTC)