Petrūnas
PETRŪ́NAS
Etymology
Perhaps with the suffix -ūnas from the baptismal name Pẽtras. But it can also be entirely borrowed, cf. Brus Пятpуня: Петp ¹, Russian. Петpуня: Пётp ², Polish. Piotrun (SSNO IV 275).
Feminine FORMS
Petrūnienė / Petrūnaitė
Pronunciation
/pʲɛ¹ˈtruːnɐs/
SOURCES
1. M. Biryla, 1966, с. 137.
2. N. Petrovsky, 1966, с. 341.