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Every Monday we will post an entry that hasn't yet been published with a view towards harnessing the collective onomastic power of the internet. If you have any thoughts about the name's origin, other variants it might be related to, other examples of its use, etc., please share them in the comments! If you wish… 
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Want to know which names had been in the top 100 in Lithuania from 1946 to 2018? Today's the lucky day for that! I've spent a while searching the names and compiling the data needed for this objective. Two sources, both available on the internet, were used for the compilation process: the first, Varkai.vlkk.it, is…
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Origin: Lithuanian Gender: Female Meaning: "To weave" Pronunciation: N/A Other forms: Austė Hello everyone! Sorry it's been suc
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Do you like playing with tools like NameVoyager? Here's the Latvian version!
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Let’s head to Latvia! In the 13th and 14th C, names were predominantly of Low German origin, and this is clear even when the names occur in Latin documents, as our two examples of today’s mystery name do:
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I love learning about names from different cultures and countries. There are many stunning Lithuanian names, here are a few of my favorites! Elžbieta - Elizabeth is one of my favorite names in just...
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Lithuanian, now there's a language that sounds interesting. I gather it's kept lots of features that have been dropped in other European languages. Anyhow, I don't have many other posts about Lithuanian names, but here's one: http://thebeautyofnames.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/a-collection-of-names-taken-from.html
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Gender: Female
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Avicii's newest uncredited artist is a woman named Audra Mae in addicted to you which peaked at number 5 on the Aria Charts. Audra Mae is the great-great niece of Judy Garland and is 30. Audra is ...
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The most popular baby names in Latvia for 2013 have been revealed.
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The most popular baby names in Latvia for 2013 have been revealed.
Clare's insight:
I'd never have guessed that Robert and Alice would be so popular. The #2 girls' name, Marta, is lovely, isn't it?
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The Research Center of Baltic Languages and Proper Names invite you to participate in The 4th International Scientific Aleksandras Vanagas’ Conference, which will take place on 7–9 November 2019 in Vilnius.
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Straight from Lithuania, Emilija remains the top girl name but Matas topples Lukas to become the top boy name. Here are the top 10 names of 2017: BOYS Rank Name Number Rank change Number change 1 Matas 450 1 14 2 Lukas 399 −1 −42 3 Dominykas 356 0 −65 4 Jokūbas 331 0 −64…
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It is quite interesting that certain names, e.g. Arvīds, Jāzeps and Arnolds, which were favoured among parents during the time from 1918 to 1940, have lost their popularity and have lost their ranks in the Top until now, whereas the name Kārlis, which was just as widespread and had a similar downturn, has currently taken up the fifth rank on the Top.
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Over the past 100 years, the most popular baby names for boys in Latvia were Janis, Daniels and Roberts, while the most popular girl names have changed several times, and the most popular girl names in Latvia during the past 100 years were Anna, Dzintra, Valentina, Tatjana, Svetlana, Jelena, Kristine, Laura, Anastasija and Sofija, the Central Statistical Bureau's representative Sanda Rieksta told LETA.The
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The English name Elizabeth has been steadily popular pretty much forever. It's a solid, established classic that sounds mature and professional, works on any age, doesn't date the bearer, ages very well, and is probably one of two names with by far the most nicknames to choose from (the other name being Katherine, of course).…
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Common Latvian names:
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"I had tons of fun looking these up. My personal favorite is probably Jadwiga."
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Morta, Biruté, Uliana, and more.
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Danka sounds something like the German word for thank you, but she's connected to a Slavic heritage choice with rich history.
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" Judging by the US SSA list, "Au" names for girls have never been hotter. Whether you're a fan of the stylish Audrey, the warm Aubrey, the classical Aurelia or the natural Autumn, chances are there's an Au name on most people's favourites list."
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