Dyra
DÝRA
Etymology
The origin is unclear. Maybe some nickname from lit. to be expensive „dairytis, stoviniuoti, dykinėti; laukti, tykoti“ (LKŽ II 565). But cf. Brus Дыpo, Дыpкo ¹, Polish. Dyr (< German), Dyrek ², German. Diehr, Diers ³.
Feminine FORMS
Dyrienė / Dyraitė
Pronunciation
/¹ˈdʲiːrɐ/
SOURCES
1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 142.
2. S. Rospond, 1967, p. 226.
3. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 569.