Arminas
AR̃MINAS
Etymology
Compound surname. For ar- cf. lit. Ar̃-vydas, Ar̃-vilas, Ari̇̀-mantas ¹, Erment-òvičius, Er-mi̇̀nas (see); Ave. Ar-bute, Ar-dange, Ar-wayde, Ar-wide, Ar-wil, Ar-wist ². Sandas ar- possibly from the preposition or „taip pat, irgi“ ³. For min- see Mingáila
Feminine FORMS
Arminienė / Arminaitė
Pronunciation
/²ˈɐrʲˑmʲɪnɐs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. K. Kuzavinis, B. Savukynas, 1971, p. 58-59.
2. R. Trautmann, 1925, pp. 13-14.
3. ibid.; A. Salys, 1933, p. 71.