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Adolfas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Adolf.

Albinas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Albinus.

Alvydas m Lithuanian
Means "all-seeing", from the Lithuanian roots al- "all, every" and vyd- "to see".

Amalija f Lithuanian, Slovene, Croatian
Lithuanian, Slovene and Croatian form of Amalia.

Amelija f Lithuanian (Modern)
Lithuanian form of Amelia.

Andrius m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Andrew.

Aniceta f Spanish, Lithuanian
Feminine form of Anicetus.

Antanas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Antonius (see Anthony).

Artūras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Arthur.

Arvydas m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian ar "also" and the root vyd- "to see".

Audrius m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian audra meaning "storm".

Audronė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Audrius.

Augustė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Augusta.

Austėja f Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Means "to weave" in Lithuanian. This was the name of the Lithuanian goddess of bees.

Ąžuolas m Lithuanian
Means "oak tree" in Lithuanian.

Barbora f Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian
Czech, Slovak and Lithuanian form of Barbara.

Bronius m Lithuanian
Short form of Bronislovas.

Dainius m Lithuanian
Means "poet, singer" in Lithuanian, a derivative of daina "song".

Darijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian variant of Darius.

Domantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Domantas.

Donatas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Donatus (see Donato).

Dovilas m Lithuanian (Rare)
From the Lithuanian root do- "to give" combined with viltis "hope".

Dovydas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of David.

Edgaras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Edgar.

Edvinas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Edwin.

Eimantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Eimantas.

Emilija f Lithuanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily).

Ernesta f Italian, Lithuanian
Feminine form of Ernest.

Evaldas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Ewald.

Evelina f English, Italian, Swedish, Lithuanian, Greek, Russian, Bulgarian
Latinate form of Aveline. It was revived by the author Fanny Burney for the heroine of her first novel Evelina (1778). It is often regarded as a variant of the related name Evelyn or an elaboration of Eve.

Gintarė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gintaras.

Gražina f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Grażyna.

Henrika f Lithuanian, Swedish (Rare)
Lithuanian and Swedish feminine form of Henrik.

Ingrida f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Ingrid.

Izabelė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Isabella.

Jadvyga f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Hedwig.

Jokūbas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Jacob (or James).

Jolanta f Polish, Lithuanian, Latvian
Polish, Lithuanian and Latvian form of Yolanda.

Jurgita f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Jurgis.

Justina f English, Spanish, Portuguese, Slovene, Lithuanian, Late Roman
From Latin Iustina, the feminine form of Iustinus (see Justin). This name was borne by several early saints and martyrs.

Karolis m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Carolus.

Kotryna f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Katherine.

Laimutė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian diminutive of Laima.

Liucija f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Lucia.

Marijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Marius.

Mykolas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Michael.

Olivija f Lithuanian, Slovene, Croatian
Lithuanian, Slovene and Croatian form of Olivia.

Paulina f Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Swedish, Lithuanian, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Paulinus (see Paulino).

Paulius m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Paul.

Pilypas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Philip.

Povilas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Pavel.

Ramūnas m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian ramus meaning "calm, peaceful" combined with the patronymic suffix ūnas.

Renatas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Renatus.

Rimantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Rimantas.

Romanas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Romanus (see Roman).

Saulius m Lithuanian
Masculine form of Saulė. This is also the Lithuanian form of Saul.

Sigitas m Lithuanian
Possibly originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element sigu meaning "victory".

Silvija f Latvian, Lithuanian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Form of Silvia in several languages.

Simonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Simon 1.

Skaistė f Lithuanian
Means "pure, chaste" in Lithuanian.

Svajonė f Lithuanian
Means "dream, wish" in Lithuanian.

Tatjana f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, German, Latvian, Lithuanian, Finnish, Estonian
Form of Tatiana in several languages, in some cases via Russian Татьяна (Tatyana).

Urbonas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Urbanus (see Urban).

Violeta f Romanian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Albanian, Lithuanian
Form of Violet in several languages.

Vytautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vytautas.

Zenonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Zeno.

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