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'''Teuta''' is an Albanian feminine given name,<ref name="Day1">{{cite web |url=http://konferenca.unishk.edu.al/icrae2013/icraecd2013/doc/788.pdf|title=Anthroponimes and patronymes with higher frequency in onomastic vocabulary|first=Isuf|last=Bazaj|date=24 May 2014|work=Albanian University in Berat|page=4|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref> derived from an Illyrian word or title meaning "people".<ref>{{Cite book|title=Gjuha e shkrueme ase vërejtje gramatikore|last=Rrota|first=P. Justin|publisher=Botime Françeskane|year=2006|orig-date=1960|isbn=99943-696-9-5|location=Shkodër|pages=234|language=sq}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Illyrian Language |url=https://albanianstudies.weebly.com/illyrian-language.html |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=My Albanian studies |language=en}}</ref>
People bearing the name include:
*Teuta, Illyrian Queen *Teuta Arifi (born 1969), Macedonian politician of Albanian origin *Teuta Cuni (born 1973), retired Swedish boxer *{{ill|Teuta Krasniqi|sq}} (born 1982), Kosovo Albanian actress *{{ill|Teuta Kurti|sq}} (born 1986), Kosovo Albanian singer *Teuta Matoshi, Kosovo Albanian fashion designer *{{ill|Teuta Selimi|sq}} (born 1976), Kosovo Albanian singer *Teuta Topi (born 1961), former First Lady of Albania
== Other == *KFF Teuta, an Albanian women's football club *KF Teuta B, an Albanian football club *KF Teuta Durrës, an Albanian football team *BC Teuta Durrës, an Albanian basketball team *Teuta Vissarion, the eponymous character of Bram Stoker's 1909 novel ''The Lady of the Shroud''
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== External links == * https://www.behindthename.com/name/teuta
Category:Given names Category:Albanian feminine given names Category:Feminine given names