Lithuanian Origin Names

This is a list of names in which the origin is Lithuanian. Lithuanian is the Baltic language spoken in Lithuania.
gender
usage
origin
Aidas m Lithuanian
Means "echo" in Lithuanian.
Aistė f Lithuanian
From the name of the Baltic tribe of the Aesti, mentioned by the Roman historian Tacitus, called the Aisçiai in Lithuanian.
Aldona f Lithuanian, Polish
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 14th-century Polish queen, the daughter of a Grand Duke of Lithuania.
Aras m Lithuanian
Means "eagle" in Lithuanian (a poetic word).
Arūnas m Lithuanian
Derived from poetic Lithuanian aras meaning "eagle" combined with the patronymic suffix ūnas.
Audra 1 f Lithuanian
Means "storm" in Lithuanian.
Aušra f Lithuanian
Means "dawn" in Lithuanian.
Ąžuolas m Lithuanian
Means "oak tree" in Lithuanian.
Biruta f Latvian
Latvian form of Birutė.
Birutė f Lithuanian
Possibly from Lithuanian birti meaning "to scatter, to pour out" combined with a diminutive suffix. This name was borne by the mother of the 15th-century Grand Duke Vytautas of Lithuania.
Daina f Lithuanian, Latvian
Means "song" in Lithuanian and Latvian.
Daiva f Lithuanian
Created by the Lithuanian writer Vydūnas, who possibly derived it from a Sanskrit word meaning "destiny".
Danguolė f Lithuanian
From Lithuanian dangus meaning "sky, heaven" and a diminutive suffix.
Deimantė f Lithuanian
From Lithuanian deimantas meaning "diamond".
Eglė f Lithuanian
Means "spruce tree" in Lithuanian. In a Lithuanian folktale Eglė is a young woman who marries a grass snake. At the end of the tale she turns herself into a spruce.
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.
Goda 2 f Lithuanian
From Lithuanian godà meaning "thought, dream" or "honour, respect".
Iglė f Lithuanian (Modern)
From the name of a small lake (also called Ygla) in southwestern Lithuania. It was popularized after 2016 by the singer Iglė Bernotaitytė (1999-).
Jūratė f Lithuanian
From Lithuanian jūra meaning "sea". This is the name of a sea goddess who falls in love with a fisherman in the Lithuanian folktale Jūratė and Kastytis.
Kęstas m Lithuanian
Diminutive of Kęstutis.
Kęstutis m Lithuanian
From Lithuanian kęsti meaning "to cope, to endure" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of a 14th-century ruler of Lithuania.
Liepa f Lithuanian
Means "linden tree" or "July" in Lithuanian.
Lilija f Lithuanian, Latvian
Lithuanian and Latvian cognate of Lily.
Lilijana f Slovene, Lithuanian
Slovene and Lithuanian form of Lillian.
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).
Luknė f Lithuanian
Possibly from the name of a Lithuanian river.
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.
Miglė f Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian migla meaning "mist".
Nijolė f Lithuanian
Meaning unknown. This was possibly the name of a Lithuanian goddess of the underworld (according to the Polish-Lithuanian historian Teodor Narbutt).
Ramūnas m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian ramus meaning "calm, peaceful" combined with the patronymic suffix ūnas.
Ramunė f Lithuanian
Means "chamomile (plant)" in Lithuanian.
Rasa f Lithuanian, Latvian
Means "dew" in Lithuanian and Latvian.
Rožė f Lithuanian
Means "rose" in Lithuanian. It is a cognate of Rosa 1.
Rugilė f Lithuanian
From Lithuanian rugys meaning "rye".
Rusnė f Lithuanian
From the name of an island in the Neman River delta in southwestern Lithuania.
Rūta f Lithuanian, Latvian
Means "rue" in Lithuanian, the rue plant being a bitter medicinal herb that is a national symbol of Lithuania. This is also the Lithuanian form of Ruth 1.
Rytis m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian rytas meaning "morning".
Skaistė f Lithuanian
Means "pure, chaste" in Lithuanian.
Smiltė f Lithuanian
Means "sandwort" in Lithuanian, referring to flowering plants from the genus Arenaria.
Snieguolė f Lithuanian
From Lithuanian sniegas meaning "snow" and a diminutive suffix. As a word, snieguolė can also mean "snowdrop flower", while Snieguolė is also the Lithuanian name for Snow White.
Svajonė f Lithuanian
Means "dream" in Lithuanian.
Ugnė f Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian ugnis meaning "fire".
Vaiva f Lithuanian
From Lithuanian vaivorykštė meaning "rainbow".
Vakarė f Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian vakaras meaning "evening".
Žydrė f Lithuanian
From Lithuanian žydra meaning "light blue".
Žydrūnas m Lithuanian
From Lithuanian žydra meaning "light blue" (using the patronymic suffix ūnas).