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Mindaugas

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Old High German Mindah.[1]

By surface analysis, minėti (“to mention”) +‎ daũg (“much, a lot”). Thus, the name means "much fame."[2]

Proper noun

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Mindaugas ?

  1. a male given name
  2. a surname

Declension

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    Declension of Mindaugas
nominative Mindaugas
genitive Mindaugo
dative Mindaugui
accusative Mindaugą
instrumental Mindaugù
locative Mindaugè
vocative Mindaugai


Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Dräger K. Deutscher Familiennamenatlas. Bd. 6. — Berlin; Boston, 2017. S. 397.
  2. ^ Salys, Antanas (1953-1966). "Mindaugas". Lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol XXVIII. Boston, Massachusetts: Lietuvių enciklopedijos leidykla. pp 493-495. 55020366
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