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ltdir/surnames

Šonas

ŠÓNAS

Etymology

Probably of Germanic origin surn., cf. German Schoon, Schon, Schön, Schöni, Schöne ¹. Cf. (?) still lit. side „ko dalis, pusė, kraštas“ (LKŽK).

Feminine FORMS

Šonienė / Šonaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈʃoːnɐs/

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 523.