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Garbunas

GARBUNAS

Etymology

It is not clear whether it is distorted from *Garbū́nas (see Gar̃bus) or whether the entire surn. is borrowed, cf. Brus Гаpбун, Гоpбун, Russian. Гоpбун: BRuss. гаpбун, Russian. гоpбун „kuprys, kuprius“ ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Garbunienė / Garbunaitė

Pronunciation

/ɡɐrbʊnɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, c. 103.