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Lėgaudas

LĖ́GAUDAS

Etymology

Cf. Legauds (see), Legaudžiai k. Sakyna district ¹. Possibly compound surnames: le- (le-) and gaud-. For catch- see Gẽd-catch. The origin of Sando le- (le-) is unclear. For him cf. Le-gaudai: La-gaudai (La- from Le-) (ibid.).

Feminine FORMS

Lėgaudienė / Lėgaudaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈlʲeːɡɒʊdɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. K. Būga, 1958, p. 244.