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Storis

STÓRIS

Etymology

Cf. Stories (see). These surn. the origin is not entirely clear. It could be a surn. of nickname origin, connected with lit. stóras, -à „kuris didelės apimties, plataus skersmens, drūtas; kurio stambus, riebus kūnas and others“ (LKŽ XIII 850-852), but, especially due to surn. geography, cf. German Stöhr ¹, Stö(h)r ².

Feminine FORMS

Storienė / Storytė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈstoːrʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. H. Bahlow, 1967, p. 502.

2. J. Brechenmacher, 1963, p. 678.