Medieval Baltic Origin Names

Algimantas m Lithuanian
From Lithuanian alga "salary, pay" combined with mantus "intelligent" or manta "property, wealth".

Algirdas m Lithuanian
Possibly means "all-hearing", from the Lithuanian roots al- "all, every" and gird- "to hear". This was the name of a 14th-century Grand Duke of Lithuania.

Algis m Lithuanian
Short form of Algimantas, Algirdas and other names beginning with the same sound.

Almantas m Lithuanian
From the Lithuanian root al- "all, every" combined with mantus "intelligent" or manta "property, wealth".

Alvydas m Lithuanian
Means "all-seeing", from the Lithuanian roots al- "all, every" and vyd- "to see".

Arvydas m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian ar "also" and the root vyd- "to see".

Aušra f Lithuanian
Means "dawn" in Lithuanian.

Austėja f Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Means "to weave" in Lithuanian. This was the name of the Lithuanian goddess of bees.

Austra f Latvian
Latvian cognate of Aušra.

Daina f Lithuanian, Latvian
Means "song" in Lithuanian and Latvian.

Dalia 2 f Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
From Lithuanian dalis meaning "portion, share". This was the name of the Lithuanian goddess of weaving, fate and childbirth, often associated with Laima.

Daumantas m Lithuanian
From Lithuanian daug "much" combined with mantus "intelligent" or manta "property, wealth". This name was borne by a 13th-century Lithuanian ruler of Pskov who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Domantas m Lithuanian
From the Lithuanian root do- "to give" combined with mantus "intelligent" or manta "property, wealth". It is sometimes conflated with Daumantas.

Domantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Domantas.

Domas m Lithuanian
Short form of Dominykas or Domantas.

Dovilas m Lithuanian (Rare)
From the Lithuanian root do- "to give" combined with viltis "hope".

Dovilė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Dovilas.

Dzidra f Latvian
Derived from Latvian dzidrs meaning "clear".

Dzidris m Latvian
Masculine form of Dzidra.

Dzintars m Latvian
Means "amber" in Latvian.

Dzintra f Latvian
Feminine form of Dzintars.

Eimantas m Lithuanian
From the Lithuanian root ei- "to go" combined with mantus "intelligent" or manta "property, wealth".

Eimantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Eimantas.

Gabija f Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Probably from Lithuanian gaubti meaning "to cover". In Lithuanian mythology this was the name of the goddess of fire and the home.

Gediminas m Lithuanian
Possibly from the Lithuanian roots ged- "to mourn, to long for" and min- "to think, to remember, to mention". This was the name of a 14th-century Grand Duke of Lithuania.

Giedrė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Giedrius.

Giedrius m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian giedras meaning "clear, serene".

Gintaras m Lithuanian
Means "amber" in Lithuanian.

Gintarė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gintaras.

Gintautas m Lithuanian
From the Lithuanian root gin- "to defend" and tauta "people, nation".

Laima f Lithuanian, Latvian, Baltic Mythology
From Latvian laime and Lithuanian laima, which mean "luck, fate". This was the name of the Latvian and Lithuanian goddess of fate, luck, pregnancy and childbirth. She was the sister of the goddesses Dēkla and Kārta, who were also associated with fate.

Laimutė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian diminutive of Laima.

Lauma f Latvian, Baltic Mythology
Meaning unknown. In Latvian mythology this is the name of a forest spirit sometimes associated with childbirth and weaving.

Lina 4 f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Linas.

Linas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Linus. This is also the Lithuanian word for "flax" (a cognate of the name's root).

Mantas m Lithuanian
From Lithuanian mantus meaning "intelligent, clever" or manta meaning "property, wealth". Herkus Mantas was a 13th-century Prussian hero who fought against the Teutonic Knights.

Mantvydas m Lithuanian
From Lithuanian mantus "intelligent" or manta "property, wealth" combined with the root vyd- "to see".

Miervaldis m Latvian
Means "ruling with peace", from Latvian miers "peace" and valdīt "to rule".

Milda f Lithuanian, Latvian, Baltic Mythology
Meaning unknown. According to the 19th-century Polish-Lithuanian historian Teodor Narbutt, this was the name of a Lithuanian goddess of love.

Mindaugas m Lithuanian
Possibly from Lithuanian mintis "thought" or minti "to remember" combined with daug "much". This was the name of a 13th-century ruler of Lithuania.

Olgierd m Polish
Polish form of Algirdas.

Ramūnas m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian ramus meaning "calm, peaceful" combined with the patronymic suffix ūnas.

Rasa f Lithuanian, Latvian
Means "dew" in Lithuanian and Latvian.

Rimantas m Lithuanian
From Lithuanian rimti "to calm down" combined with mantus "intelligent" or manta "property, wealth".

Rimas m Lithuanian
Short form of Rimantas.

Saule 1 f Latvian, Baltic Mythology
Latvian form of Saulė.

Saulė f Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Means "sun" in Lithuanian. This was the name of the Lithuanian sun goddess.

Sauliā f Baltic Mythology (Hypothetical)
Possible earlier form of Saulė.

Saulius m Lithuanian
Masculine form of Saulė. This is also the Lithuanian form of Saul.

Tautvydas m Lithuanian
From Lithuanian tauta "people, nation" and the root vyd- "to see".

Valda f Latvian
Feminine form of Valdis.

Valdas m Lithuanian
Short form of Valdemaras and other Lithuanian names containing the Baltic/Germanic element vald "rule".

Valdis m Latvian
Short form of Voldemārs and other Latvian names containing the Baltic/Germanic element vald "rule".

Vida 4 f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vidas.

Vidas m Lithuanian
Short form of Vidmantas, used independently.

Vidmantas m Lithuanian
From the Lithuanian root vyd- "to see" combined with mantus "intelligent" or manta "property, wealth".

Vilmantas m Lithuanian
From Lithuanian viltis "hope" combined with mantus "intelligent" or manta "property, wealth".

Vilmantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vilmantas.

Viltautas m Lithuanian (Rare)
From Lithuanian viltis "hope" and tauta "people, nation".

Viltautė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Viltautas.

Viltė f Lithuanian
Short form of Viltautė.

Visvaldas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian cognate of Visvaldis.

Visvaldis m Latvian
From Latvian viss "all" and valdīt "to rule". It is thus a cognate of the Slavic name Vsevolod.

Vitold m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Witold.

Vydmantas m Lithuanian
Variant of Vidmantas.

Vytautas m Lithuanian
From the Lithuanian root vyd- "to see" or vyti "to chase, to drive away" combined with tauta "people, nation". This was the name of a 15th-century Grand Duke of Lithuania, revered as a national hero in that country.

Vytautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vytautas.

Witek m Polish
Diminutive of Witold or Wit.

Witołd m Polish (Archaic)
Polish variant of Witold.

Witold m Polish
Polish form of Vytautas. Alternatively it could be derived from the Old German name Widald.

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