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Help[Surname] Re: Kvedaravičius
in reply to a message by Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk
It means “son of Kvedara”, since the -avičius suffix indicates that it’s patronymic. This is the link: https://www.lithuaniancatholicancestorsearch.com/--about-forms-of-lithuanian-surnames.html. There’s also stuff there about female Lithuanian surname conventions.
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Where does "Kvedara" come from? It's not on the site. I put it on there for now but it definitely needs more information.
https://www.behindthename.com/name/kvedara/submitted
https://www.behindthename.com/name/kvedara/submitted
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It actually comes from "Kvedaras", which (I was surprised to find) is an old Lithuanian form of Theodore. It may be borrowed from (if not, cognate to) Belarusian Хведор (Khvedor) or Ukrainian Хведір (Khvedir) which are also old forms of Theodore in those languages.
Source: https://pavardes.lki.lt/ (it is a fairly comprehensive source for any Lithuanian surnames)
Edit: Kvedara is another variant though
Source: https://pavardes.lki.lt/ (it is a fairly comprehensive source for any Lithuanian surnames)
Edit: Kvedara is another variant though
This message was edited 12/29/2024, 10:51 AM
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I have no idea.
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