These
names are used by Baltic peoples.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Vydotas m LithuanianDerived from
Vydotis, which could be considered to be a diminutive of masculine names that start with
Vyd- (such as
Vydgailas and
Vydmantas) or end in
-vydas (such as
Tautvydas), because it contains the masculine suffix
-otis, which is sometimes listed as a diminutive suffix and other times as a derivative suffix... [
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Vydotė f LithuanianThis name could be considered to be a diminutive of feminine names that start with
Vyd- (such as
Vydgailė and
Vydmantė) or end in
-vydė (such as
Žadvydė), because it contains the feminine suffix
-otė, which is sometimes listed as a diminutive suffix and other times as a derivative suffix... [
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Vydutė f LithuanianDiminutive of feminine given names that start with
Vyd- (such as
Vydgailė and
Vydmantė) or end in
-vydė (such as
Žadvydė), since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix
-utė.
Vygailas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from Baltic
vyd meaning "to see" (which would then make this name a variant of
Vydgailas) or from Baltic
vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see
Vytautas)... [
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Vygaudas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from Baltic
vyd meaning "to see" or from Baltic
vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see
Vytautas)... [
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Vygintas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from Baltic
vyd meaning "to see" or from Baltic
vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see
Vytautas)... [
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Vygirdas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from Baltic
vyd meaning "to see" or from Baltic
vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see
Vytautas)... [
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Vyliaudas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from Baltic
vyd meaning "to see" or from Baltic
vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see
Vytautas)... [
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Žadgailas m LithuanianDerived from the Lithuanian verb
žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with old Lithuanian
gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [
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Žadmantas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb
žadėti meaning "to promise". The second element is either derived from Lithuanian
mantus meaning "intelligent" (see
Daumantas) or from Lithuanian
manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune".
Žadminas m Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from the Lithuanian verb
žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with the Lithuanian verb
minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate".
Žadvainas m LithuanianDerived from the Lithuanian verb
žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with the old Lithuanian noun
vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".
Žadvilas m LithuanianDerived from the Lithuanian verb
žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with Baltic
vil meaning "hope" (see
Viltautas).
Žadvydas m LithuanianDerived from the Lithuanian verb
žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with Baltic
vyd meaning "to see" (see
Vytautas). Also compare other names that end in
-vydas, such as
Alvydas and
Tautvydas.
Zaiga f LatvianDerived from Latvian
zaigot "to glisten, to glimmer".
Zanda f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning, although it is generally considered a variant of
Sanda 1.
Žavinta f LithuanianThe name comes directly from the Lithuanian word
žavinti (admired).
Zeltīte f LatvianDerived from Latvian
zelts "gold" (compare
Zelta). Latvian poet and playwright Aspazija used this name for her play
Zeltīte (1901).
Žemė f Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from the Lithuanian noun
Žemė meaning "Earth" (as in, the planet), which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian noun
žemė meaning "land, earth".
Žibuoklė f Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from the Lithuanian noun
žibuoklė meaning "liverleaf, liverwort" (as in, the flower). In turn, the flower may ultimately have derived its name from the Lithuanian verb
žibėti meaning "to glint" as well as "to shine, to sparkle".
Žiedė f LithuanianDerived from the Lithuanian noun
žiedas meaning "blossom, flower" as well as "ring, collar".
Ziedīte f LatvianDerived from either Latvian
zieds "blossom; flower" or from Latvian
ziedēt "to blossom, to bloom, to flower".
Ziedonis m LatvianDerived from Latvian
ziedonis, a poetic word for "springtime, spring".
Žigmondas m LithuanianLithuanian form of
Zsigmond, which is the Hungarian form of
Sigmund. This name is not currently in use in Lithuania and most likely never has been: it is purely a lithuanized form of a foreign (in this case Hungarian) name, as in Lithuania foreign names tend to be lithuanized in order to make them easier to understand and pronounce to Lithuanian speakers.
Žilvinas m Lithuanian, Folklore, Popular CultureDerived from either the old Lithuanian noun
žilvis meaning "child, offspring" as well as "offshoot, sprout", or from old Lithuanian
želvys meaning "unripe, immature, young". In Lithuanian folklore and popular culture, Žilvinas is the name of the husband of the titular character of the folk tale
Eglė žalčių karalienė, which translates to English as
Eglė, the Queen of Serpents.
Žilvitis m Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from the Lithuanian noun
žilvitis meaning "osier, (basket) willow", which is ultimately derived from the old Lithuanian noun
žilvis meaning "child, offspring" as well as "offshoot, sprout".
Zinta f LatvianDerived from Latvian
zinte "magic, charms, witchcraft".
Žintautas m LithuanianMeans "to know the people", derived from the Lithuanian verb
žinoti meaning "to know" combined with Baltic
tauta meaning "people, nation" (see
Vytautas).
Živilė f Lithuanian (Modern)Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory derives this name from Lithuanian
žygiuoti "to move; to march" and
viltis "hope", while other scholars believe this name to be a much-mangled form of
Zizili, the name of an obscure fertility goddess of whom nothing else is known... [
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Žostautas m Lithuanian (Rare)Means "to speak to the people", derived from the Lithuanian verb
žosti meaning "to speak, to talk" as well as "to say, to tell" combined with Baltic
tauta meaning "people, nation" (see
Vytautas).
Žygimantas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
žygis meaning "march" as well as "hike, trip", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb
žygiuoti meaning "to march, to parade" as well as "to hike"... [
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