Sandravas
SANDRAVAS
Etymology
Most likely, it is a double-stem surn. San-drav; for san- cf. Sambòr (see). For drav- cf. lit. Saus-drãvas (see), ave. Ey-drous; Ko-drawe, Ko-drow; Na-draws, Na-drowe; Nis-draw; Friend; Mente-drauwe; To-le-draw: Tule-drawe ¹. Sandas drav- associated with OPr. druwīt „tikėti“, cf. drū-tas ².
Feminine FORMS
Sandravienė / Sandravaitė
Pronunciation
/sɐndrɐʋɐs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 136.
2. A. Salys, 1933, p. 72.