Glossary of pre-Christian Lithuanian names

• Al-, Alg-; several suggested etymologies • :Algimantas, Algirdas, Almantas, Alminas, Alvydas • Ar- • :Arminas, Arvydas • Aš- • ::lt:Ašmantas, Ašvydas ==B==

• bu, but (may be first or second stem), associated with the verb "to be" (search for "Butautas" in the LSD) • :Butautas, Bukantas, Bukontas, Butigeidis, Butkintas/Butkus, Butnorius, Butrimas, Butvilas, Butvydas • :Darbutas, Gembutas, Gimbutas, Gimbutis, Kaributas, Kintibutas, Mažbutas, Narbutas, Norbutas, Seibutis, Vembutas, Vilbutas , ==D==

• Dár-: from daryti, "to do", "to make" • :Darbutas, Dargis, Darvydas • -dau-, most probably from daug, "much" (search for "Daubaras" in the LSD) • :Daumantas, Daukantas, Dautartas, Mindaugas ==G==

• -gail-; from gaileti/gailus, "sorry", or gailas, "strong" (search for "Bargaila" in the LSD) • : Gediminas Gedgaudas Gedvilas.... • :Sirgedas • -gird-, -gerd-; from girdeti, išgirsti, "hear" (search for "Girdvainis" in the LSD) • :Girdenis, Girdvainis, Vizgirda ==K==

• Kal- • :Kalmantas, Kalminas • Kant- • :Kantautas, Kantalgas, Norkantas • Kęs, Kens-, connected with kễsti (keñčia) "endure", "suffer" • :Kęsgaila, Kęsminas/Kesminas, Kęsminavičius, Kęstaras, Kęstartas, Kęstautas, Kęstutis, Kęsvilas, Kęsvinas ==L==

• '-leng-' , "easy", "light" • :Lengvenis, :lt:Lengvinas ==M==

• -mant- is thought to be associated with the word manyti, "to think", " to know", as in mantus, "clever", "cunning" • :Daumantas, :lt:Mangirdas, Mantautas, Mantvila/Montvila/Mantvilas/Montvilas, Rimantas, Sudmantas, Vidmantas, Žygimantas (search for "Manginas" in the LSD) ==N==

• -nor-: from norėti, "to want" • :Daunoras, Noreika, Norvaišas, Vainoras, Vaišnoras, Norkantas / Norkus, Norvilas / Norvila ==R==

• Ra- • :Ramantas, Ratautas • Rad- • :Radvilas, Radvila, Radvanas, Radvinas • -rim- from rimti, "calm down", ramus, "calm" (search for "Rimgaila" in the LSD) • : Butrimas, Tautrimas, Rimantas, Rimgaila, Rimvydas ==S==

• sūd-: • :Sudmantas (Sudemunt, Sudimont, Sudymont; see :lt:Sudimantai), Sudmantis, Sudgintas, Sudvinas • -sur-, probably from Old Prussian sur-gi, "about" • :Survila ==T==

• Tar- • :Tarvydas, Tarvilas • -tau-/-taut-; "-tautas" is a very common second part. The Lithuanian word wikt:tautà is a cognate of Latvian tautà and Old Prussian tauto, all meaning "land, country, region", etc. • :Some examples: Butautas/Butautis, Mantautas, Vytautas, Tautginas, Tautkantas, Tautkus, Tautrimas, Tautvydas/Tautvidas ==V==

• Vaid-: Several hypotheses of Baltic roots: (1) to see, to know; (2) associated with the verb vaidyti ("to visit, to appear", (3) "to act" (as actor)) or (4) vaidytis (to quarrel). • :Vaidila/Vaidyla/Vaidilas/Vaidilė/Vaidilutis/Vaidilutė, Vaida, Vaidas, Vaidotas/Vaidatas, Vaidutis, Vaidginas, Vaidmanas, Vaidelys/Vaidelis, Vaidulas • -vel-, -vil- is associated with the word viltis, "hope" (search for "Vilbutas" in the LSD) • :Buivydas, Buitvydas, Manvydas, Rimvydas, Tautvydas/Tautvidas, Vidmantas • -vin: Kazimieras Būga reports several names with this stem: • :Buivinas, Daugvinas, Gedvinas, Kąsvinas, Kęsvinas, :lt:Lengvinas, Lingvinas, Liutvinas, Mantvinas, Mulvinas, Skirvinas, Sudvinas ==Z==

• Žei- • ::lt:Žeimantas, Žeimintas ==See also==