Kęstutis

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Kęstutis

Say it: KAYS-too-tis

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Meaning

Name of the 14th-century duke; it is often connected with kęsti 'to endure', but the analysis is uncertain.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

22 babies given this name since 1954
At its height in 1954, about 1 in 339,800 boys
Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

The family of the name

Polish	Kiejstut

Famous bearers

Kęstutis, duke of Trakai and father of Vytautas

Names worth a look

AlgirdasBoyAn old Lithuanian two-part name; the elements have been linked to alga 'reward' and girdėti 'to hear', but this is…Middle Ages

GediminasBoyName of the 14th-century grand duke; it has been analysed as an old two-part Lithuanian name, but the meaning of its…Middle Ages

MindaugasBoyAn old two-part Lithuanian name usually analysed as min- (as in minėti 'to remember, mention') and daug 'much, many'.Middle Ages

VaidotasBoyName of a son of Kęstutis; an old Lithuanian two-part name whose meaning is uncertain.Middle Ages · forgotten

VytautasBoyAn old Lithuanian two-part name whose second element is usually linked to tauta 'people, nation'; the first element…Middle Ages

JonasBoyThe Lithuanian form of John, from Hebrew Yohanan 'God is gracious'.Middle Ages · peak 2008

CassidyGirlFrom the Irish surname Ó Caiside 'descendant of Caiside', a personal name of uncertain meaning; the gloss…Modern · peak 1999

GustaveBoyUncertain. From Swedish Gustav, possibly 'staff of the Geats', but other analyses exist.Victorian · peak 1882

Where this comes from

Royal and noble genealogies
Medieval Slavic chronicles and charters
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.