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4/22/2017, 7:35 PM Lucille
2/25/2016, 2:54 PM cutenose

Name Laimonis
Gender Masculine
Usage Latvian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare), Literature
Other Forms FormsLaimonas (exclusively Lithuanian)
Edit Status Statusnot set

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).
Added 2/25/2016 by cutenose