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Guira

GÙIRA

Etymology

Cf. Gùiriškės pv. Kl, Guirẽlė river. Krt, Gùir-upis up. Vksh The surname is probably connected with lit. sui-guiirini „susikūprinti, susitraukti“, nuguiriini „nunešti, susilenkus nuvilkti“ (LKŽ III 703). See also Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 146.

Feminine FORMS

Guirienė / Guiraitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈɡʊɪrɐ/