Žymantas

Cf. Žimañčius, Žymañčius, Žimantas, Žimontas, Žýmontas, Žimoñtis, Žimuñčius, Žimuntas (see). Composite surn. from žy-, ži- and mant-. For žy-, ži- cf. lit. surn. Žy-bartas, Ž̇̀-burtas, Žý-gaudas (see). The origin of Sando žy-, ži- is unclear. Tried to associate with lit. žỹgis ¹. However, it would probably be more possible to derive sanda from lit. marks, mark, mark, etc. For mant- see Mañgin.