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Gender Masculine
Other Forms FormsLaimonas (exclusively Lithuanian)
Meaning & History
As a Latvian given name, this name is derived from the Latvian noun laime meaning "luck" (see Laima) combined with Latvian aplaimot meaning "to make happy".As a Lithuanian given name, this name is derived from poetic Lithuanian laima (which is laimė in modern Lithuanian) meaning "luck" (see Laima) combined with the Lithuanian (masculine) patronymic suffix -onis. Also compare Laimutis.In literature, Laimonis is the name of a character from the 1894 play Vaidelote (which translates to The Vestal in English) written by the Latvian poet and playwright Aspazija (1865-1943).