logo
ltdir/surnames

Butanavičius

BUTANÃVIČIUS

Etymology

Connection with Latv. Bhutan (LAG 500), Bhutan ¹ on lit. surn. Butanăvičius geography (southern Lithuania) is questionable. Perhaps related to bRuss. Бутан, Бутанаў, Russian. Бутанoв ².

Feminine FORMS

Butanavičienė / Butanavičiūtė

Pronunciation

/bʊtɐ²ˈnɑːʋʲɪt͡ʃʲʊ̟s/

SOURCES

1. ibid., 503, 504.

2. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 72.