Mindaugas

Boy · Lithuanian

Mindaugas

Say it: MIN-dow-gahs

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Meaning

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

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Revived in the 20th century in honour of Lithuania's only crowned king.

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

Used by

Lithuanian

The family of the name

Polish	Mendog

Famous bearers

Mindaugas, crowned king of Lithuania in 1253

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Where this comes from

Royal and noble genealogies
Medieval Slavic chronicles and charters
National birth statistics of European countries source

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