Kalvaitis
| Kalvaitis | |
|---|---|
| Lithuanian surname | |
| m.: | Kalvaitis |
| f.: (unmarried) | Kalvaitytė |
| f.: (married) | Kalvaitienė |
Kalvaitis (Kalvaitytė, Kalvaitienė) is a Lithuanian-language surname derived from the word kalvis, "blacksmith". It was Polonized as Kailoweit, Kallwejt, Kalwajt, Kalweit, Kallweit, Kalwejt.[1] Notable people with this surname include:
- Irena Kalvaitytė [lt] (born 1927), Lithuanian ballet dancer and teacher
- Juozas Kalvaitis [lt] (1842-1900) one of the first Lithuanian professional musicians and composers
- Paulina Radziulytė-Kalvaitienė (1905 – 1986), Lithuanian athlete and basketball player
- Paulina Kalvaitytė, a founder of the Lithuanian Women's Council
References
- ^ Apokalipsy bałtyckich światów / The Apocalypses of the Baltic Worlds, 2017, ISBN 978-83-65483-58-4, p. 428
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Surnames associated with the occupation of smith
- Goff
- Gow
- Gowan
- Gowans
- Mac a' Ghobhainn
- MacGavin / McGavin
- MacGowan / McGowan
- Covaci
- Coval
- Covali
- Covaliov
- Kavalyow
- Kovač
- Kováč
- Kovach
- Kovačić
- Kovačič
- Kovačević
- Kovačevič
- Kovačovič
- Kovačev
- Kovachev
- Kovačec
- Kovačik
- Kováčik
- Kovačevski
- Kovack
- Kovács
- Koval
- Kovalchuk
- Kovalenko
- Kovalevich
- Kovalevsky
- Kovalic
- Kovalik
- Kovalik
- Kovalkov
- Kovals
- Kovalyov
- Kovalyuk
- Kovář
- Kovařík
- Kowal
- Kowalik
- Kowalczyk
- Kowalczuk
- Kowalewicz
- Kowalewski
- Kowalski
- Kuznets
- Kuznetsov
- Kuźniar
- Armenian: Darbinyan
- Baltic
- Kalējs
- Kalvaitis (Kalwejt, Kallweit, etc.)
- Finnic
- Indic: Lohar
- Kartvelian
- Turkic
- Demirci
- Demircioğlu
rel. to occ. 'smith'
Surname list
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