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Talijūnas

TALIJŪ̃NAS

Etymology

It is not entirely clear whether with the Lithuanian suffix -ūnas it is made from the stem talij-, which is likely to be derived from the baptismal name Anatòlijus ¹, or simply from such abbreviations of the name Anatòlijus as Russ. Toлюня (ibid.) or similar.

Feminine FORMS

Talijūnienė / Talijūnaitė

Pronunciation

/tɐlʲɪ²ˈju̟ːnɐs/

SOURCES

1. N. Petrovsky, 1966, c. 49.