Albanian, usage of definite nominative for proper nouns

Question

I am learning Albanian using the book "Discovering Albanian". In chapter 2, the book introduces the definitive form of the nominative case and explains how to use it whit proper names.

It is said:

With feminine names, on the other hand, we use the definite form when we use the names as subjects or as address forms: Paola është nga Italia. Paola is from Italy. Nga je, Paola? Where are you from, Paola?

However, when I read the wikipedia page for Evis Kushi, nowhere in the article they use the definite form Evisi. For example it is said:

Evis Kushi lindi më 7 tetor 1975 në Elbasan.

And not "Evisi Kushi ...". The same applies for masculine names (e.g. in the page of Agim Zajmi, they always use Agim, never Agimi).

So my two questions are

1. Is it correct to say:

• Evisi është nga Shqipëria. (definite)
• Nga je, Evisi? (indefinite)

2. Why in Wikipedia they always use the indefinite (Elvis, Agim) form?
3. If Paola is the definite form, what is the indefinite form?

Answer 1

1. Correct way would be

   Nga je (o) Evis? Evisi lindi në Elbasan.

You can't say nga je Evisi since Evis is a masculine name used by a female. But you could say nga je Paola since Paola is a feminine name used by females. Also Evis Kushi , first name last name combination is different than just first name.

2. Elvis Agim in Wikipedia are probably used in conjuction with their last names, like Enver Hoxha and not Enveri. Notice last names in Albanian in most but not all cases end in vowels.

3. Paola is Paola in both indefinite and definite form since it's a feminine name. Same could be said for names that end in vowels like Laura, Anxhela, Alma etc. But not for female names ending in consonants (rare mostly foreign names like Edith).

   Evis Kushi lindi në Elbasan.