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Klimka

KLÌMKA

Etymology

Cf. Klim̃kus (see). A possible connection with Lieut. klimka „ištižėlis, tinginys“ (LKŽ VI 93). But it can often be a borrowed surname, cf. polish Klimka ¹, Klimko, Klimek: Klemens ², bRuss. Клiмко: Климент ³.

Feminine FORMS

Klimkienė / Klimkaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈklʲɪmkɐ/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. S. Rospond, 1973, p. 311.

2. J. Bystroń, 1936, p. 273.

3. M. Biryla, 1966, c. 99.