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Kreišmontas

KREĨŠMONTAS

Etymology

Cf. Krei̇̃šmon (see). Maybe compound surnames. For mon(t)- < man(t)- - see Mañgin. The origin of the first cross is unclear. Perhaps connected with lit. chest „kėsintis, baustis; grasinti; gintis, spirtis, priešintis“ (LKŽ VI 504).

Feminine FORMS

Kreišmontienė / Kreišmontaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈkrʲɛɪˑʃmoːntɐs/

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