Bargaila
Lithuanian
Etymology
(Balto-Slavic origin:) Composed of the two stems bárti (“to fight”) + gailas (“strong, powerful”).
Compare Belarusian Баргайла / Баргаль / Баргель (Barhajla) and Polish Bargiełło / Bargeł / Bargeł.
(Germanic origin:) Some Germanist scholars who study Baltic onomastics claimed that the name Bargaila and its Slavic cognates are of Gothic origin and that they are composed of bara (“born”) + gails (“lively, wayward, arrogant”) (cognated to German Bargel). Although debunked, this perspective disputes analyses that construct the name solely from Balto-Slavic onomastics.
Proper noun
Bargáila m (feminine Bargáilė) stress pattern 1
- (archaic) a male given name
Declension
| nominative | Bargáilà |
|---|---|
| genitive | Bargáilos |
| dative | Bargáilai |
| accusative | Bargáilą |
| instrumental | Bargáilà |
| locative | Bargáiloje |
| vocative | Bargáila |
Proper noun
Bargáila m (feminine Bargáilienė, unmarried feminine Bargáiláitė) stress pattern 1
- a surname
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | Bargáilà | Bargáilos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | Bargáilos | Bargáilų |
| dative (naudininkas) | Bargáilai | Bargáiloms |
| accusative (galininkas) | Bargáilą | Bargáilàs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | Bargáilà | Bargáilomis |
| locative (vietininkas) | Bargáiloje | Bargáilose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | Bargáila | Bargáilos |
Further reading
- “Bargaila”, in Pavardžių duomenų bazė [Surname database], ekalba.lt, 2011–2025