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ltdir/surnames

Peikštenis

PEIKŠTẼNIS

Etymology

Perhaps a nickname surn., connected with lit. cursed, cursed „jautrus, opus“ (LKŽ IX 744). Cf. still lit. pei̇̃kštis „bartis, vaidytis, pyktis“ (ibid.), although this word is recorded only in the Dzuk dialect.

Feminine FORMS

Peikštenienė / Peikštenytė

Pronunciation

/pʲɛɪk²ˈʃʲtʲæːnʲɪs/