logo
ltdir/surnames

Eižinas

EĨŽINAS

Etymology

Cf. Ai̇̃zin (see). The origin is unclear. Cf. Latin Eiziņš (LAG 403). Connection with lit. éižetieiženoti, skeldėti, trūkinėti“ (LKŽ II 1107), ei̇̃žtiaižyti, iežti, gliaudyti, lukštenti; raižyti; skaldyti, trupinti..“ ¹ or similar. would be quite possible, but it is not certain whether this surname is Baltic at all. The geography of the Latvian surname Eiziņš (LAG 403), especially Eižens ², the Lithuanian surname Ei̇̃žinasAi̇̃žinas (northern Lithuania) suggests that these Lithuanian surnames are related to Latin. Eižens: Eugenijus ³.

Feminine FORMS

Eižinienė / Eižinaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈɛɪˑʒʲɪnɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. ibid., 1108.

2. ibid., 65.

3. L. Balode, O. Bush, 1982, p. 18.