Smeliauskas
SMELIAUSKAS
Etymology
Cf. Smeli̇̀nskas, Smelẽvičius (see). We could guess that these surn. smel- is related to lit. smė̃lis (see Smėlė́dis), but most likely it is a surn. of Slavic origin, cf. Brus Cмелы ¹, Cмелякoў ², Russian. Cмеленская (fem.), Cмелoв, Cмелoвский (CAMC IV 163), Cмелянский (ibid. 164), etc.
Feminine FORMS
Smeliauskienė / Smeliauskaitė
Pronunciation
/sʲmʲɛlʲɛʊskɐs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 384.
2. ibid., 385.