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Vainauskas

VAINÁUSKAS

Etymology

see Vai̇̃nius. But cf. polish Wojnowski (SSNO VI 176), Russian. Bайнoвский (CAMC I 820), Boйнoвский (ibid. 901). The surname Vainovskis is very popular in Latvia ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Vainauskienė / Vainauskaitė

Pronunciation

/ʋɐɪ¹ˈnɑˑʊskɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. LAG 31, 264, 298, etc.; LC 74, 129.