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Meaning & History
Borrowed from the name of a lake and river in the Utena district municipality of north-eastern Lithuania, derived from Eastern Aukštaitian Lithuanian indrė (standard Lithuanian nendrė) meaning "reed."
This was also the name of the personification of the planet Jupiter in Lithuanian mythology, sometimes attributed as meaning "water witch" and probably related to Indra. She was a daughter of the sun goddess Saulė. Originally a water spirit, she was meant to marry the god of thunder, Perkunas, on a Thursday; when she was taken away from her wedding, she turned into the planet Jupiter.
This was also the name of the personification of the planet Jupiter in Lithuanian mythology, sometimes attributed as meaning "water witch" and probably related to Indra. She was a daughter of the sun goddess Saulė. Originally a water spirit, she was meant to marry the god of thunder, Perkunas, on a Thursday; when she was taken away from her wedding, she turned into the planet Jupiter.