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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 .
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Kalvaitis (Kalvaitytė, Kalvaitienė) is a Lithuanian-language surname derived from the word kalvis, "blacksmith". It was Polonized as Kailoweit, Kallwejt, Kalwajt, Kalwajtys, Kałwajtys, Kalweit, Kallweit, Kalwejt. [1] Notable people with this surname include: Irena Kalvaitytė (born 1927), Lithuanian ballet dancer and teacher
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.
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.
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.
Russian Lavrinovich, Ukrainian: Lavrynovych, Belarusian: Laurynovich. Laurinavičius is a Lithuanian language surname. Like many Lithuanian last names, due to historical reasons, it possesses a Slavicized ending -ičius and is related to Lithuanian last names Laurinaitis, Laurinkus, which are considered to be in true Lithuanian form.