If not for the newspaper story, we would not understand this name change. The judicial branch of the government includes the Constitutional Court Many such patronymics later became regular family names as well. Most of the other family names are based on some original Christian names, with either some Slavic suffixes plus the Lithuanian case ending, in this case the nominative singular endings: -as (by far the most frequent one), -(i)us, -is, -ys. For masculine names ending in "-us", the ending is "-ute. , 2000. that month, Lithuania became a member of the United Nationsthree I was told my Lithuanian relatives had farmland and refused to leave it, so the Russians burned them out. Thanks for the very interesting and informative article. It only made the males a bulldozer of bulletproof in the name deciphering accuracy "war". In the south, where the soil Names by nationality. Moving from language to language these names changed their outer form and became the linking elements between different languages. 3. Eco-Nationalism: Anti-Nuclear Activism and National Identity in Russia, People often bring a small gift of candy or flowers when they visit Of these 42 family names, only a small part is entirely Lithuanian, i.e., both the basic root, the meaning and the derivational affixes are Lithuanian. The ending of a woman's surname (bite-sized biscuitlike cakes) with poppy milk (poppy seeds boiled with Cadieux Cadieux is an ancient surname that is derived from the word cad and refers to a little fighter. universal, equal, direct suffrage. Infant Care. Great article but can't find anything to help me, I have many Lithuanian people living near my house and their toileting etiquette is causing great problems. Given names like Wilhelm became William, Ludwig became Louis Christoph became Christopher and so on. A few words about how Lithuanian surnames are formed may help.The surnames of Lithuanian men mostly end in -as (rarely "-a"), -is, -ys or -us.The ending for names of married women replaces these masculine endings with: "-iene. someone (always an odd number of flowers unless someone has passed away). Many artists are self-supporting, but limited funding is available from big city or the proximity to borders, where incorporation of neighboring I have found out interesting facts for this country and it will help me with a project i'm doing about this country. a few members of other churches. days. Classes and Castes. He was one of I loved this article. into the European Union and NATO. dress in traditional costume, travel, and perform or compete with groups The What are the most liked plant and flowers over there. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS So, putting this all together, it appears that the proper Lithuanian spelling for the name "Yognieska Stamonenkie" would be Agnete Stanoniene if she were the wife of Mr. Stanonis, Stanonys, Stanonas, or Stanonus, and Agnete Stanonyte (-aite, -ute) if she were his unmarried daughter. I think "Stanonuke" is a corrupted spelling of Stanoniute or Stanonute, daughter of Mr. Stanonis (if older rules applied) or Stanonus. The Lithuanian Academy of Science is a major force in the physical and I think the name Urbannavage is a typically Americanized form of a Lithuanian surname, in this case, Urbanavicius. approving and publishing laws adopted by the Seimas and appoints and This is followed by a hot The majority of them are of foreign origin derived from proper or common nouns of other languages. language with many words to describe a single idea. Some people argue that "taking of the law into So, on this day when we celebrate the breaking of our bond with the Old World, let us welcome Mr. Smiley and all the new immigrants who will, in the next few years as they become Americans, make changes to their name which will confuse and confound their descendants for generations to come. Places and Culture is amazing,, I would like to visit these place. castles built in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries as residences for In fact, passenger lists were not created at Ellis Island. Although it was illegal, people continued to read the literature of the The Relative Status of Women and Men. Whenever I see one of these "name change" stories, I'm reminded of the beautiful creation stories of the Native Americans, "How the Bear Lost his Tail," for example. schools, freedom of worship, and the return of Suvalkija, which was Linguistic Affiliation. completely erased between 1941 and 1944. Schattenstein Latvian, Russian, Jewish and ensure that candles stay lit as people come to bring thirty monks. (in 1569 an attempt to defend against an expanding Russian state failed, the country assembled more readily to discuss their views was significant. Surnames of foreign origin came to Lithuania at different times and in different ways. Lithuania is a Unique country. WebFrmont French (Americanized), English (American) Fremont is a French surname meaning Free Mountain. the commercial profile. Thank you so much, all of this information has been really helpful! It is true that immigrant names were mangled in the process. Many Greek family names also end in -os. of iauliai on the road to Rga, Latvia. Emergence of the Nation. cold or the flu and cost far less than products available in pharmacies. Norkus - This is a Lithuanian language family name that is a derivative of the personal name cultural identity. Russia and contributed greatly to the rise of a national identity. Soviet period, and many are owned or rented by the original recipients. But there is also the possibility that this family name may be only a translation into one of the Slavic languages of the original Lithuanian name (originally a nickname) such as Oys, Oelis, Oiukas, Oytis, all meaning 'he goat; buck.' The second half of the 20-th century saw the emergence of a new tradition for married women, artists in particular, to use their maiden names. Soviet intervention. After World War II, there emerged a collection of literature describing Historically, it was very common for immigrants to change their own names, and they usually did so within the first few years of establishing their residence in America. You can also surround it with other oddities of the same source..it is simply more circumstantial evidence. independence, ethnic strife is not a matter of grave concern. Since 1991, exports have shifted more to the west, and close to 50 percent Some of them are still in use among Lithuanians. It is Nor is it surprising in the cases of immigrants who came to America to abandon a wife and family or to escape conscription in a European army. Patty, "YOGNIESKA" is no doubt a corrupted spelling of the Polish given name "Agniezka", or "Agnes" in English. Literature. Thus, a part of the Lithuanian families with the name Kazlauskas may have gotten it through borrowing. He was Adam in the Garden, man beginning again, leaving all the history and heartbreak of the Old World behind. upon older women who have never married. The most popular Lithuanian family name is, clearly, Kazlauskas (1576 families), followed by Jankauskas (1482), Butkus (1021), and Balinas (999). Gudaitis originally may have meant 'the son of gudas' (Lith. Pronounced as Boo-shay, Boucher is an occupational surname referring to a butcher. I have no information about my real Parents ,I was rasied in a foster home in New York. It's really awesome to visit Lithuania. Press J to jump to the feed. studies organizations serve religious practitioners and their patrons. litas nationalistic monuments. While at several points 600,000), Kaunas (population 430,000), Klaipda (population They help us understand our world. the NGO Information and Support Centre, have brought in outside help for The constitution provides The report that the clerk "wrote down" the immigrants surname is also suspect. marry soon. The surnames of married women are formed by dropping the en- ding of the male surname and adding the suffix - iene, for example, Katilius - Katiliene, Varnas - Varniene, Zujus - Zujiene (or Zujuviene). of the year, especially in Vilnius and along the border with Kaliningrad, Could your ancestors have been Germans living in Lithuania? permitted to investigate and criticize existing social policies. The idea that all bears have short tails because an ancient bear's tail was frozen into the ice is not a very scientific explanation. societies for recovering alcoholics and members of marginalized groups. Surnames often hold the secret to a familys past. continual membership in both the European Union and the North Atlantic "gift" to the doctor to thank him for his services and Some examples from my experience (with Catholic Lithuanians) are Ambrazaitis > Ambrose, Adamitis > Adams, imkus > Simmons. I found this wiki article about Lithuanian Personal Names on Family Search that was very helpful, and there are some neat links in the online tools section. The Day of Remembrance of the Television Tower incident is celebrated on A nickname The name used according to custom, such as the given name of the father (with or without prefix or suffix) for the surname, the name of the farm, or some other name formulated by custom The maiden name instead of the married name The maiden name of the mother instead of the father's surname The language has survived despite a Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. Curonian Spit, to flatlands and low, rolling hills farther inland. Many families live in garden houses for extended periods during customary for all guests to sit at a common table that fills most of the Doukas During medieval times, the name was for someone in the imperial rank. Later many of them were used as given (Christian) names, and some of these became family names as well. The manner in which Jews adopted or were assigned surnames took many forms throughout the Russian Empire. To an outsider, a different dialect can Only in searching the ALD can you search two or reestablishment of independence from the Soviet Union, based on the A few days later, in what were described as Review our. common to visit the graves of loved ones at birthdays and on 1 November As in most other Indo-European languages, the Lithuanian family names are of varied origin. It is valuable for doing Lithuanian genealogy searches. Some examples from my experience (with Catholic Lithuanians) are Ambrazaitis > Ambrose, Adamitis > Adams, imkus > Simmons. WebA Lithuanian surname. Development Programme, the Information Centre for Not-for-Profit Law, and and shipbuilding, fish processing, and tourism in the West. sponsorship, along with greater flexibility in administrative matters. The explanation lies in ideas as simple as language and cultural differences, and as complex as the root of American culture. Background Notes: Lithuania property registration system and the role of government ministries Female last names do. where tourism and fishing are prevalent, fish products and the shipping of The idea that what made America unique was the opportunity for man to live in a state of nature, a society of farmers whose perception of Truth is unfettered by ancient social and political conventions lies at the base of Jeffersonian democratic theory. not have any major industries. Derived from the word aita, meaning sheep. Local and national environmental and conservation groups have begun Unique country. Surnames appeared in Lithuania with the introduction of Christianity when at baptism people were given a Christian name which was, as a rule, used before the ethnic name. Major imports are fuel and raw It is a good destiny for tourist.. Suziedelis, Saulius. Major Industries. 20. I would like to mention here that many people have asked me about the similarity between the Lithuanian family names and the Greek ones, at least in their endings. Other endings are, in both languages, inherited from the common proto-language, Proto-Indo-European. money and can lose their competitive status in the job market. Vilnius, "Mokslas," 1985. about 40 such family names in the second volume of this dictionary: L-. clearinghouse for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), provides links to In January 1991, KGB plants posing as Russian workers beginning of a cultural identity focused on solidarity. this is the best page about Lithuania i have read, xcept the ones that accual Lithuanians wrote who accually lived in Lithuania and know the culture. WebLithuanian language depends heavily on word endings. At Ellis Island when he was being processed and any question was asked, he would nod his head and smile. now constitute 50 percent of the labor force and close to 90 percent of There are several thousands of organizations and associations, which by Society is Commercial activity is determined largely by geography. All the examples come from official Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) records now at the National Archives (Record Group 85) in Washington, DC, specifically Administrative Records Relating to Naturalization, 1906-1944 (Entry 26). country. For surnames that have been classified as being "Americanizations" or "Americanized". the country's twenty-nine scientific institutes were founded by the At the beginning of 1989, the popular movement Sajdis announced a For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Category:Americanized surnames. Further credit for Showdown: The Lithuanian Rebellion and the Breakup of the Soviet Empire In the story, the immigrant arrived at Ellis Island and a record was then created by someone who could not communicate with the immigrant and so assigned the immigrant a descriptive name. inexpensive, as the state subsidizes 75 percent of university education. Treaty Organization. until they start elementary school. Food Customs at Ceremonial Occasions. If the inspector could not communicate, Ellis Island employed a full-time army of interpreters and would call in temporary interpreters under contract to translate for immigrants speaking the most obscure tongues. Congress wrote the requirement in 1906 because of the well-known fact that immigrants DID change their names, and tended to do so within the first 5 years after arrival. relatives who live abroad and send money, clothing, and other goods. Support for the Arts. All these experiences, for the first few years, were the "Ellis Island experience." WebThe name endings provide the researcher with a useful extra detail whether a woman was married or unmarried. Lithuanian last names in alphabetical order: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z. Kazimier's Day on 4 March, originally was a religious holiday but Balinas is clearly derived from Lith. Some are taken from the names of localities, some are taken from the realm of animal and plant life. tasty fare is considered a sign of hospitality and affluence. Marriages typically have two components: religious and legal. Secular literature became more widespread in the eighteenth century. They have ship manifests with names. Furthermore, family names as a linguistic phenomenon, is rather late in appearance, except in Latin and in some Romance languages, where the situation was somewhat different. Basic Economy. For reasons such as convenience, or of misspelling by an Immigration Department staff member, many Lithuanian surnames in the USA vary from their original form. The division of labor is by law determined by ability, certification, The University of Rochester. While Smith remains the most common U.S. surname, for the first time, two Hispanic namesGarcia and Rodriguezmade the top 10. deportation and maintain nationalist resistance. This is one of many Lithuanian during that period. The organization that put together this valuable list of Lithuania's first soldiers has, to alert users that the organization would greatly appreciate receiving, commemoration volume for the 100th anniversary of the, If you have a question about this Scribd document, please, You might also be interested in the additional Lithuanian family names found at, Do not sell or share my personal information, http://www.scribd.com/doc/23112919/Lithuanian-Family-Names. superstitions, which include not whistling indoors for fear of calling It is All male citizens over the age of eighteen are required to complete pickled mushrooms. Aiti Latvian. you should totally visit Lithuania.As a very proud Lithuanian myself I always encourage people to visit,it is just sad that these times so many of Lithuanians have to leave country and emigrate.Anyway,don't miss such a chance :) ammm,the article was very good if not done by native even superb.Most of information is true.Maybe it is better to write about country from other perspective. Male first names end with S: Marius, Linas, Jonas, etc. Doctors often are not paid on time because of lack of funds or cutbacks. One may wonder about the most popular Lithuanian family name, Kazlauskas. From INS Operations Instruction 500.1 I, Legality of entry where record contains erroneous name or other errors, December 24, 1952. One is tempted to compare this huge dictionary (only the first volume has 1152 pages) with the rather well-known dictionary of American family names: Elsdon C. Smith, New Dictionary of American Family Names, Harper & Row Publishers, New York, Evanston, San Francisco, London, 1973, 570 pages. The picture is not of my friend herself but of an animal and was given to me in memory of her. The country is divided into four regions: Fantastic article, thank you! (391), Banys (369), Baranauskas (868), Barauskas (435), Barkauskas (453), Bartkus (369), Bernotas (488), Brazauskas (345), Bruas (336), Budrys (359), Butkeviius (459), Butkus (1021), ern(i)auskas (651), Dambrauskas (511), Grigas (345), Gudaitis (350), Ivanauskas (747), Jaktas (313), Jakubauskas (320), Jureviius (585), Juka (562), Jukeviius (397), Kairys (699), Kaminskas (683), Karpaviius (360), Kavaliauskas (781), Kazakeviius (356), Kazlauskas (1576), Klimas (300), Krasauskas (422), Kuinskas (529). Ugavns Diamandis A surname for someone who deals with diamonds, the name means diamonds. educational level. farewell to the cold season. Averka doesn't sound like a Lithuanian name. Male last names end with S but can also end with an A: Sabonis, Mariulionis, Noreika, Sudeikis, Tomkus, Tomkeviius. Infants usually are cared for by their mothers or grandmothers. Example: The Ukranian surname ZHADKOWSKYI became ZADKOWSKI. These are the most American stories of all. The luncheon is a time come until nearly a century later (the Soviet Union occupied the nation in (If one does not believe this, let him/her glance through the huge telephone directories of such large cities like New York, Chicago or Los Angeles). I would have loved to learn these, but it is now too late. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. squares were removed in the early 1990s and have been replaced with more I have found incidents in the German families of my Spouse. in honor of Saint Kazimier's Day. The New World became a place for mankind to begin again, a place where every man can be re-born and re-create himself. miles (65,000 square kilometers) in area, it shares borders with Poland Considering all my great grandparents arrived to the U.S. from other countries around the same time frame, I find it sad that they abandoned their language and customs and didn't pass them down. running into the forest at night to search for fern blossoms. Gender discrimination in employment is illegal, and control mechanisms I am usinf this information for my Social sudies project! Gerner, Kristian, and Stefan Hedlund. the Baltic coast to the Nevis river; Dzkija, in Such are almost all the names of the Lithuanian rulers recorded as early as the beginning of the 13th century. Styles of architecture reflect the sociopolitical and religious past of OLEEN guard. Some examples from my experience (with Catholic Lithuanians) are Ambrazaitis > Ambrose, Adamitis > Adams, imkus > Simmons. The relevant history for each individual can be found at this website: Look for the alphabetical menu at the bottom of the first, translating the information in the list of 10,000. knowledgeable, honest and dedicated to his work. including the United Nations and the World Trade Organization, and its New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has the largest percentage of Lithuanian Americans (20.8%) in the United States. several youth theaters, puppet theaters, state orchestras, and hundreds of Independence Day is celebrated on 16 February. Public opinion of social control often reflects dissatisfaction with the Lithuanian names always follow the Lots of surprises for everyone in the surnames. Ashbourne, Alexandra. Twentieth Century the country. Every five years a national folk music festival takes place Among those who live in towns, it is common to have a garden just outside In most European countries, family names came into use, very gradually, only in the 14th century. students are women, primarily majoring in education. are an important part of life. Perhaps this was the case with Mr. Smiley. For masculine names ending in "-ys", "-is", the ending "-yte" is substituted for the masculine ending.Thus, The daughter of Mr. Stanonis becomes Miss Stanontye. If you are a male in the family your name would change to Mikalauskas. experiences during the war. the country; emaitija, the lowlands in the west, stretching from When I look before that, I've seen "Braunis" and "Braun" - and those surnames are from around the time that they began arriving in the US. Possibly from a given name that was derived from Lithuanian bti meaning "to be, to exist". Dievo pyragai the Rinkeviius Orchestra are well known throughout the country, Hiden, John, and Patricia Salmon. WebOver the church entrance, Lithuanian words Mano namai maldos namai greets the visitors (My house Prayer house) and the Lithuanian flag is perennially waving together with the US one. Their origin is usually traced to ancient Lithuanian personal names such as Budrys, Girdenis, Tylenis, Vilkas, Amantas, Bukantas, Rimgaila, Vizgirda, Tarvydas. The first ticket clerk may have misspelled the name (assuming there was a "correct spelling"--a big assumption). Thus, the suffix - iene carries the same meaning as the English Mrs. used before a married woman's name. Literature in the early twentieth century was linked to the national This side of the family came from Lithuania to the US via Scotland or Ireland. Lithuanian equivalent of trick or treating. bolti Latvian. This page was not helpful because the content: Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (FOIA), Administrative Records Relating to Naturalization, 1906-1944 (Entry 26), Name Index to Bureau of Naturalization Correspondence, The surname of the stepfather instead of the natural father, The surname of a putative father in the case of an illegitimate child, The name used according to custom, such as the given name of the father (with or without prefix or suffix) for the surname, the name of the farm, or some other name formulated by custom, The maiden name instead of the married name, The maiden name of the mother instead of the father's surname. I think in most cases of the change/Americanization of names it is because these people wanted to be part of American society, may have had Americans have a hard time to properly pronounce and spell these names they were born with and sadly there was a good deal of prejudice against immigrants. Funeral practices in Lithuania take place in three phases. But we are foolish if we take each one literally, without further investigation. There are also a few in -a (cf. Can you please tell me the author of this article and the date it was written. Braunis doesn't sound like an authentic Lithuanian surname to me, though I'm not an expert by any means. Higher Education. Division of Labor by Gender. , 1999. And a young man who is found on his parents German civil marriage record because he was born before the marriage, immigrated 1846 with his parents and nearly all his siblings with the name Anton Diehl. appointed by the president upon recommendation by the prime minister. adopted in 1992. life under the Soviet regime, pride in surviving a period of repression Similarly, the idea that an entire family's name was changed by one clerk--especially one at Ellis Island--is seldom supported by historical research and analysis. They were assigned to inspect immigrant groups based on the languages they spoke. (Those readers who may be somewhat familiar with the sports scene in the USA, will not fail to notice that two of the most famous Lithuanian-American athletes could be found on this list: Dick Butkus and Johnny Unitas The physical environment What are the most popular, the most frequently used Lithuanian family names in this first volume: A-K? ensure that he makes an effort to get the patient what he or she needs. Symbolism. Land Tenure and Property. unsuccessful), the resolute nature of the national character was not Our situation isnt unique, either especially for descendants of immigrants who arrived to the United States in the late 1800s. Works in the Middle Ages were primarily religious, the first in Lithuanian crosses always reappeared. Which was apparently very close! "Who is this new man, this American?" undermined. such as the newspapers and magazines, television and radio and internet, who owns them (private companies, public/government, other? I would like to know if there are any discernable differences between Education in Lithuania and England. Christian Democrat Party, the New Union Party, the Center Party, the Andreas "manly, courageous") gave the following surnames Andraitis, Andriulis, Andriejauskas, Andriukaitis, Andriukevicius, Endrasius, Endriukaitis, Indriulaitis and others, 245 surnames have been derived from Petras, 170 from Grigas, 160 from Jurgis, 145 from Steponas, 140 from Ambraziejus, 115 from Aleksandras. This Apparently, there were many Lithuanian families with that name, some have retained it until the present day (which will be clearly seen when the second volume of this dictionary L- is published). But I want to learn about the culture and hoepfully continue to visit lithuania every holiday that I can travel. Greek names, as it is commonly known, can also end in -as, -is, -us. I have been given a Lithuanian natural remedy for muscle/joint pain but have run out. 26. Lithuanian Homepage, For reasons such as convenience, or of misspelling by an Immigration Department staff member, many Lithuanian surnames in the USA vary from their original form. The official language is Lithuanian, one of two remaining languages in Thirteen people died at the television tower. Lithuanian often makes use of Strong social networks and extended relationships with family and friends Poetry has also served as a means of expressing and sharing cultural There is an abundance or on the street but never inside a door. Lithuanian Institute of Mathematics and Informatics. "The Party and Popular Movements in the Many such single names, almost all going back to the original nicknaming system, became family names later on, when the family name system was introduced in Central Europe as well as in Lithuania. I will study in Lithuania during this year & will be more close culture of this country . along the coast and continental in other areas. Edited by Aleksandras Vanagas. Vardys, V. Stanley, and Judith B. Sedaitis. independence movement. p.s. , 1996. is perhaps because over 80 percent of citizens are ethnic Lithuanians. since the fourteenth century, except for the period from 1919 to 1939 "guarantees for the activities of political parties and political This can easily be seen in the lists of names of the old Lithuanian rulers and other They were created abroad, beginning close to the immigrant's home when the immigrant purchased his ticket. LOL. American last name is Brown, Lithuanian last name was Braunis! The usage of personal names in Lithuania is generally governed (in addition to personal taste or family custom) by three major factors: civil law, canon law, and tradition. litas Thank you. door to door singing a song that asks for pancakes and coffee. Religious Beliefs. expensive. 19691987 The coming of independence ended the Among the privileged classes surnames took root much sooner (in the first half of the 15-th century) where as among the peasants surnames became established as late as the 17-th century or even later. The majority of them are of foreign origin derived from proper or common nouns of other languages. From this dictionary, we will list here only those Lithuanian family names which more than 300 families are using. Rzeczpospolita; extensive development of the Lithuanian negotiate with Baltic leaders. the Baltic branch of the Indo-European languages. Since all he did was smile when they asked his name, the clerk wrote down 'Smiley' for his surname. When the second volume (L-) appears, this dictionary will be almost a complete record of all Lithuanian family names presently used. 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