Baltakis

Baltakis
Lithuanian surname
m.:Baltakis
f.: (unmarried)Baltakytė
f.: (married)Baltakienė
f.: (short)Baltakė

Baltakis is a Lithuanian surname originated from the Lithuanian nickname "Baltakis" literally meaning "white-eyed".[1] A number of Lithuanian placenames are named after their founders or owners with this name: lt:Baltakiškė, lt:Baltakiškis, lt:Baltakiškės apylinkė.

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Algimantas Baltakis (1930–2022), Lithuanian poet, literary critic, editor, translator
  • Kęstutis Baltakis (born 1957), Lithuanian badminton player
  • Paulius Antanas Baltakis (1925–2019), Lithuanian Roman Catholic prelate

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Baltakis
  • All pages with titles containing Baltakienė
  • All pages with titles containing Baltakytė
  • All pages with titles containing Baltakė

References

  1. ^ Juozas Kudirka , The Lithuanians:An Ethnic Portrait, section Lithuanian surnames (translation of the book: Juozas Kudirka, Lietuviai: etniniai bruožai, 1991)
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