Jogaila
Lithuanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Old High German Agil.[1]
From joti (“to ride horseback”) + gailas (“strong, powerful”). Thus, the name means "strong rider."[2][3]
Proper noun
[edit]Jogaila ?
- a surname
- (historical) Władysław II Jagiełło (Grand Duke of Lithuania (1377–1381 and 1382–1401), later giving the position to his cousin Vytautas in exchange for the title of Supreme Duke of Lithuania (1401–1434) and then King of Poland (1386–1434), first alongside his wife Jadwiga until 1399, and then sole ruler of Poland)
Declension
[edit] Declension of Jogailà
References
[edit]- ^ Dijkstra W. Friesch woordenboek (Lexicon frisicum). — Leeuwarden, 1911. S. 190.
- ^ "Jogaila – Pavardžių duomenų bazė" [Jogaila – Surname database]. ekalba.lt. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ BehindTheName