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Kližentis

KLÌŽENTIS

Etymology

Perhaps a compound surname, from cli- and -gens. The latter sandas would be from lit. son-in-law ¹. The origin of the first sand is unclear.

Feminine FORMS

Kližentienė / Kližentytė

Pronunciation

/ˈklʲɪʒʲɛnʲtʲɪs/

SOURCES

1. for details, see V. Maciejauskienė, 1975, p. 148.