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Zamalis

ZAMÃLIS

Etymology

Cf. Zamalỹs, Zamaliaũskas (see). First of all, it is connected with Latv. Zāmel ¹. This surn. probably derived from the name Samuèlis, cf. still in Latv. surn. Zāmuel ², Zāmuels ³, German. Sam(m)el, Somjelj, Za(h)mel: Samuel ⁴. See also Zèmel.

Feminine FORMS

Zamalienė / Zamalytė

Pronunciation

/zɐ²ˈmɑːlʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. LAG 58, 129, 359.

2. ibid., 206.

3. ibid., 123, 134.

4. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 501.