Etymology

Vlorë

Today it means: The third largest city in Albania, located on the Bay of Vlorë and the foothills of the Ceraunian Mountains at the Strait of Otranto; it is the seat of its eponymous county, municipality and municipal unit. Full definition →

Albanian Vlorë ← Ancient Greek Αυλών
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΑυλών
  2. Albanian · borrowed fromVlorë
  3. English todayVlorë

Borrowed from Albanian Vlorë, from Ancient Greek Αυλών (Aulṓn), the name given to the city by its settlers in the 6th century BC.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.