Baugirdas
BAŨGIRDAS
Etymology
Maybe a composite surn., but more composites pers.n. with the first sandu bau- seems to be unknown. Cf. lit. surn. Bū-gáila (for the relation bau-: bū- cf. baugùs: būgti). For hear- see Gi̇̀rdvainis. But cf. German Beuggert, Paukert < *Baugert ¹.
Feminine FORMS
Baugirdienė / Baugirdaitė
Pronunciation
/²ˈbɒʊˑɡʲɪrdɐs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 184.