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Meaning & History
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian verb gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing". The second element is derived from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate".