Raganavičius
RAGANÃVIČIUS
Etymology
Perhaps glorified from *Raganius or the like, cf. lit. witches „piktas burtininkas, kerėtojas; negeras, nedoras žmogus“ (LKŽ XI 21) etc. Although, it seems, there was also a similar baptismal name of Hebrew origin - Ragan ¹.
Feminine FORMS
Raganavičienė / Raganavičiūtė
Pronunciation
/rɐɡɐ²ˈnɑːʋʲɪt͡ʃʲʊ̟s/
SOURCES
1. J. Dumčius, 1958 a, p. 199.