Kosgalvys
KOSGALVYS
Etymology
Cf. Kosgalwis ¹. Apparently, a compound surname, the second part of which is connected with lit. the head The origin of the first sand is not clear. It can be from kuos- ², from skus- (cf. Lit. skùsti) or the like.
Feminine FORMS
Kosgalvienė / Kosgalvytė
Pronunciation
/koːzɡɐlʲʋʲiːs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. V. Kalvaitis, 1910, p. 12.
2. cf. Lit. kúosakis „kas su baltomis akimis; kas neprimato, trumparegis“, kuosakỹs „žvairys, kreivaakis“ - LKŽ VI 919.