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Auga

AUGÀ

Etymology

Cf. Latin Auze k. ¹, lit. grow, grow, grow „augimas“ (LKŽ I 460). But the Baltic of this and some other surn. with aug- ² etc.) the origin also raises doubts, because some surn. with aug- can be short or reworked from the baptismal name Augùstas or even Eugènijus. Cf. Russian Eвга: Eвгений ³ and so on.

Feminine FORMS

Augienė / Augaitė

Pronunciation

/ɒʊˈɡɐ/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. J. Endzelīns, 1956, p. 50.

2. Áugis, Augỹs, Augẽnis (see.

3. N. Petrovsky, 1966, с. 282.