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Meidus

MEĨDUS

Etymology

The origin is not entirely clear. Perhaps a certain, perhaps Finno-Ugric, gender of the baptismal name Mãtas (Mataũšas), cf. Est. Maid, Maido, Maidu: Matthias ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Meidienė / Meidutė

Pronunciation

/²ˈmʲɛɪˑdʊs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. E. Rajandi, 1966, p. 118-119.