Kastytis

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Kastytis

Say it: kahs-TEE-tis

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Meaning

Name of the fisherman lover of the sea goddess in the legend of Jūratė and Kastytis; its meaning is uncertain.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Came into use through the 19th-century legend popularized by Maironis.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Lithuanian

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