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*[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/lithuanian '''Behind the Name: Lithuanian Surnames'''] | *[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/lithuanian '''Behind the Name: Lithuanian Surnames'''] | ||
*[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/lithuanian '''Behind the Name: Lithuanian Given Names'''] | *[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/lithuanian '''Behind the Name: Lithuanian Given Names'''] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname Surname experience] at FamilySearch - search by surname to learn its meaning and origin | |||
==Surnames== | ==Surnames== | ||
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:*Almost all Lithuanian female names end in the vowels -a or -ė. | :*Almost all Lithuanian female names end in the vowels -a or -ė. | ||
*Male names almost always end in -s, and rarely in a vowel -a. If a masculine name ending in -a has a feminine counterpart, it ends in -ė, e.g. Jogaila and Jogailė.<ref>"Lithuanian name", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuanian_name, 6 March 2021.</ref> | *Male names almost always end in -s, and rarely in a vowel -a. If a masculine name ending in -a has a feminine counterpart, it ends in -ė, e.g. Jogaila and Jogailė.<ref>"Lithuanian name", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuanian_name, 6 March 2021.</ref> | ||
You can read more about given names [http://thelithuanians.com/names/name.html here.] | |||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||
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===FamilySearch Library=== | ===FamilySearch Library=== | ||
Additional sources are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:''' | Additional sources are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:''' | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|Lithuania - Names, Personal|subject|subject-id=1275014258|disp= Lithuania - Names, Personal}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|Lithuania - Names, Personal - Dictionaries|subject|subject-id=1411812779|disp= Lithuania - Names, Personal - Dictionaries}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Lithuania]] [[Category: | [[Category:Lithuania]] [[Category:Naming Customs]] | ||
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