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Valmantas

VÁLMANTAS

Etymology

Cf. lit. surn. Val̃-montas, Vel-montas (see). These are compound surnames from val- and mant-. For hour- cf. lit. personal name Val-i-mantas ¹. Sandas is associated with lit. will ². For mant- see Mañgin.

Feminine FORMS

Valmantienė / Valmantaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈʋɑˑlmɐntɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. P. Skardžius, 1956, p. 505.

2. ibid.; K. Kuzavinis, B. Savukynas, 1971, p. 147.