Arvydas

Forms: Arvidas

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Meaning and History:
Means "to see (it) as well", derived from Lithuanian ar meaning "also, too, as well (as)" combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas). Also compare other names that end in -vydas, such as Alvydas and Tautvydas.

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Known Lithuanian bearers of this name include the professional soccer player Arvydas Novikovas (b. 1990) and the retired professional basketball player Arvydas Sabonis (b. 1964).

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- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvydas (in German)
- https://www.tevu-darzelis.lt/vaiku-vardai/arvydas/ (in Lithuanian)
- http://www.vardai.org/vardo-reiksme/arvydas/ (in Lithuanian)
- http://vardai.vlkk.lt/vardas/Arvydas (in Lithuanian)
- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/taip_pat#Lithuanian (in English)
- https://translate.google.com/#lt/en/taip%20pat (in English)
- https://translate.google.com/#lt/en/irgi (in English)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvydas_Novikovas (in English)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvydas_Sabonis (in English)

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(Name originally submitted by user jazz62)