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*A child in Lithuania is usually given one or two given names. | *A child in Lithuania is usually given one or two given names. | ||
*As well as modern names, parents can choose a name or names for their child from a long list of traditional names; these include: | *As well as modern names, parents can choose a name or names for their child from a long list of traditional names; these include: | ||
{{Block indent|*Christian names, i.e. Biblical names or saint's names.}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Lithuanian common nouns or hydronyms used as names.}} | |||
{{Block indent|*There are popular names constructed from the words for celestial bodies (Saulė for the Sun, Aušrinė for Venus), events of nature (Audra for storm, Aušra for dawn, Rasa for dew, Vėjas for wind, Aidas for echo), plants (Linas/Lina for flax, Eglė for spruce), and river names (Ūla, Vilija for River Neris).|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*invented names from literature.}} | |||
{{Block indent|*names of Lithuanian pagan deities and mythological figures.}} | |||
{{Block indent|There are some popular names of gods and goddesses from Lithuanian mythology that are used as personal names, such as Laima, goddess of luck, Žemyna, goddess of earth, Gabija, goddess of fire; Žilvinas, a serpent prince from the fairy tale Eglė the Queen of Serpents, Jūratė, goddess of the sea, and Kastytis, from the legend about Jūratė and Kastytis.|2}} | |||
*A distinctive practice dominated in the ethnic region of Lithuania Minor, then part of East Prussia, where Lithuanized German personal names were common, such as Ansas (Hans), Grėtė (Gretchen), Vilius (Wilhelm) among Prussian Lithuanians. Some of them are still in use among Lithuanians. | *A distinctive practice dominated in the ethnic region of Lithuania Minor, then part of East Prussia, where Lithuanized German personal names were common, such as Ansas (Hans), Grėtė (Gretchen), Vilius (Wilhelm) among Prussian Lithuanians. Some of them are still in use among Lithuanians. | ||
*Lithuanian male and female names are distinguished grammatically. | *Lithuanian male and female names are distinguished grammatically. | ||
{{Block indent|*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.] | You can read more about given names [http://thelithuanians.com/names/name.html here.] | ||
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