| Tonibler | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Kosovo |
Tonibler is a male given name in Kosovo, given in honour of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair following the 1999 NATO air campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia after that country had refused to sign a peace treaty to end the Kosovo War. The War had seen widespread persecution of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo as Kosovo sought to gain independence from the Federation dominated by Greater Serbia and the regime of its leader Slobodan Milosevic. Blair was credited as being instrumental in ending the conflict, and boys born following the war were given the name Toni or Tonibler.[1]
In 2010 Blair made a visit to Kosovo where he met several boys bearing the name.[2]