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Pages in category "Lithuanian-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 279 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Ethnonymic surname. Appearance. Enthnonymic surnames are surnames or bynames that originate from ethnonyms. They may originate from nicknames based on the descent of a person from a given ethnic group. Other reasons could be that a person came to a particular place from the area with different ethnic prevalence, from owing a property in such ...
Pages in category "Surnames of Lithuanian origin" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
A Lithuanian personal name, as in most European cultures, consists of two main elements: the given name (vardas) followed by the family name (pavardė). The usage of personal names in Lithuania is generally governed (in addition to personal taste and family custom) by three major factors: civil law, canon law, and tradition.
Bartashevich, Bartoszewicz. Bartusevičius is a Lithuanian-language patronymic surname derived from the Polish diminutive Bartuś of the name Bartłomiej or Bartosz, both meaning Bartholomew. The suffix -ičius corresponds to the suffix -icz (Polish) or -ich (Belarusian), indicating the East Slavic origin of the surname.
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A number of Lithuanian surnames evolved from the ancient pre-Christian Lithuanian personal names, such as Budrys, Girdenis, Tylenis, Vilkas, Amantas, Bukantas, Rimgaila, Vizgirda, Tarvydas. [1] Many of them are of compound type, typically consisting of two stems (dithematic names), and many are of single stem.
Common places used as surnames include Dibra, Laci, Shkodra, Prishtina, Delvina, Koroveshi and Permeti, as well as the famous Frasheri surname of the Frasheri family. Additionally common some names indicate regional origins: Gega/Gegaj (for one of Gheg origin), Tosku/Toskaj (signifying Tosk origin) and Chami (for Cham origin).