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Vėdaras

VĖ́DARAS

Etymology

Cf. Weather, Weather, Weather (see). The origin is not entirely clear. Often, especially the last name Vė́daras, can be a nickname from lit. wind „pilvas, viduriai; kepta kruopų ar trintų bulvių dešra“ (DLKŽ). But sometimes other connections are also possible - with German. Weder ¹, especially with the baptismal name Kvẽdar ² - for this cf. surn. Vedėrāvičius (see), known by people as Kvederāvičius, Federāvičius (see). See also Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 216.

Feminine FORMS

Vėdarienė / Vėdaraitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈʋʲeːdɐrɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 599.

2. Chvẽdar, etc..