Minigaila
Lithuanian
Etymology
(Balto-Slavic origin:) Uncertain etymology. First attested in the 14th century.[1]
Compare Belarusian Мінігайла (Minihajla) and Polish Minigiełło.
(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 minan (“to remember”) + gails (“lively, wayward, arrogant”) (cognated to German Minigel). This perspective disputes analyses that construct the name solely from Balto-Slavic onomastics.
Proper noun
Minigáila m (feminine Minigáilė) stress pattern 1
- (archaic) a male given name
Declension
| nominative | Minigáilà |
|---|---|
| genitive | Minigáilos |
| dative | Minigáilai |
| accusative | Minigáilą |
| instrumental | Minigáilà |
| locative | Minigáiloje |
| vocative | Minigáila |
Proper noun
Minigáila m (feminine Minigáilienė, unmarried feminine Minigáiláitė) stress pattern 1
- a surname
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | Minigáilà | Minigáilos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | Minigáilos | Minigáilų |
| dative (naudininkas) | Minigáilai | Minigáiloms |
| accusative (galininkas) | Minigáilą | Minigáilàs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | Minigáilà | Minigáilomis |
| locative (vietininkas) | Minigáiloje | Minigáilose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | Minigáila | Minigáilos |