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Gender Masculine
Usage Lithuanian
Meaning & History
The first element of this name is derived from the old Lithuanian verb vaidyti meaning "to visit, to appear", which is related to the modern Lithuanian verb vaidentis meaning "to haunt" as well as "to appear, to see". Also compare modern Lithuanian vaiduoklis meaning "ghost, apparition" and vaidytis meaning "to quarrel, to wrangle". The second element of this name is derived from Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas).