Save Gender Feminine Usage Lithuanian Pronounced Pron. [ˈgɐʊ̯ˑdʲ.rʲeː] [key·simplify] Meaning & History Short form of names beginning with Gaud- (e.g. Gaudminė), derived either from the Lithuanian verb gaudyti meaning "to take; to catch, to hunt" or adjective gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing."