Butkus
| Butkus | |
|---|---|
| Lithuanian surname | |
| m.: | Butkus |
| f.: (unmarried) | Butkutė |
| f.: (married) | Butkienė, Butkuvienė |
| f.: (short) | Butkė |
| Origin | diminutive of Butkintas |
Butkus is the masculine form of a Lithuanian family name. Its feminine forms are: Butkienė or Butkuvienė (married woman or widow) and Butkutė (unmarried woman). The surname is derived from the diminutive form Butkus of the Lithuanian given name Butkintas.[1]
People
[edit]- Carl Butkus (1922–1978), American football player
- Darius Butkus (born 1972), Lithuanian footballer
- Dick Butkus (1942–2023), American football player
- Goda Butkutė (born 1999), Lithuanian pair skater
- Juozas Butkus (1893–1947), Lithuanian writer
- Luke Butkus (born 1979), American football player
- Rihards Butkus (born 1972), Latvian footballer
- Vytautas Butkus (born 1949), Lithuanian rower
- Zenonas Butkus (born 1951), Lithuanian historian
References
[edit]- ^ Elsdon Coles Smith, ;;American Surnames, 1986, ISBN 0806311509, p.83
See also
[edit]- All pages with titles containing Butkus
- All pages with titles containing Butkiene
- All pages with titles containing Butkuvienė
- All pages with titles containing Butkute
- All pages with titles containing Butke
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