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Mieginis

MIEGÌNIS

Etymology

Cf. Sample, Sample, Sample (see). Maybe the last three surn. are changed from surnames with sleep-. These would be nicknames related to lit. sleep „mieguistas“ (LKŽ VIII 136), sleep, to sleep, etc.

Feminine FORMS

Mieginienė / Mieginytė

Pronunciation

/mʲiɛˈɡʲɪnʲɪs/

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