Dirgėla

Compound surname. For dir- cf. Dir-gel, Dir-gḗlas, Di̇̀r-gilas, Dir̃-ginčius, Dir-giñčius, Di̇̀r-mantas, Dir̃-mantas, Dyr-mantas, Di̇̀r-montas, Dir̃-montas, Dyr-montas (see), Di̇̀r-gintas ¹. The origin of the first song is unclear. Perhaps related to lit. di̇̀rti „lupti, plėšti, maukti; tvoti, mušti, plakti“ (LKŽ II 585). For flowers - see Gel̃gauda.