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Help[Opinions] Lithuanian names!!
Recently, my uncle passed away, so all of the family members from Lithuania have been arriving. I've gotten to see some pretty awesome names!
My uncle, Robertas Benediktas, had three brothers: Henrikas, Evaldas, and Kastautas (who goes by Casey). He also had a sister named Violeta. His wife's name is Regina (the "g" is pronounced like geese) Veronika.
From looking through old photos, I found out that his dad's name was Kleopas, and his mother's name was Marija.
Here are some other family names: Bronislovas "Bronius", Valerijonas, Barbora, Rasa, Siga, and Daiva. I know I'm forgetting a whole bunch... the spellings are difficult to remember!
My uncle, Robertas Benediktas, had three brothers: Henrikas, Evaldas, and Kastautas (who goes by Casey). He also had a sister named Violeta. His wife's name is Regina (the "g" is pronounced like geese) Veronika.
From looking through old photos, I found out that his dad's name was Kleopas, and his mother's name was Marija.
Here are some other family names: Bronislovas "Bronius", Valerijonas, Barbora, Rasa, Siga, and Daiva. I know I'm forgetting a whole bunch... the spellings are difficult to remember!
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I am sorry to hear of your uncle's passing. :(
Anyway, that is a cool list. There are a number of rather uncommon ones. I see Lithuanian names every now and again because there are a fair number of first and second generation Lithuanians living in my area. My boyfriend is part Lithuanian, which sparked my interest in the names.
Anyway, that is a cool list. There are a number of rather uncommon ones. I see Lithuanian names every now and again because there are a fair number of first and second generation Lithuanians living in my area. My boyfriend is part Lithuanian, which sparked my interest in the names.
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I like Kastautas! Do you (or any of your relatives) happen to know the meaning of it? Maybe it is a more modern form of Kestutis? I can't find anything about it on Google, only that Kastautas seems to be more common as a surname than a first name.
EDIT: Oh, just found something. ;) The Wikipedia article below mentions Kestautas as being related to Kestutis. Kestautas differs just one letter from Kastautas, so it's possible that Kastautas is indeed etymologically related to Kestutis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%99stutis
EDIT: Oh, just found something. ;) The Wikipedia article below mentions Kestautas as being related to Kestutis. Kestautas differs just one letter from Kastautas, so it's possible that Kastautas is indeed etymologically related to Kestutis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%99stutis
This message was edited 4/28/2013, 9:15 PM
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According to Lithuanian name sites, the name breaks down like this: Kas (a pronoun meaning who) + taut (meaning the nation or the people). So, it means something like "He who is of the people" or "Man of the people".
Kęstutis appears to be a different name that means "He who endures" or "He who suffers".
You could be right though. My family spells things phonetically. They never learned to read or write "correctly" because of Hitler and then communism. They were always either forced to learn German or Russian. Either way, I love finding old names! :D
Kęstutis appears to be a different name that means "He who endures" or "He who suffers".
You could be right though. My family spells things phonetically. They never learned to read or write "correctly" because of Hitler and then communism. They were always either forced to learn German or Russian. Either way, I love finding old names! :D
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Thank you for the explanation! :D
No text here. Well, not really. ;)
No text here. Well, not really. ;)
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