Kudirka
Kudirka is the masculine form of a Lithuanian family name. Its feminine forms are: Kudirkienė (married woman or widow) and Kudirkaitė (unmarried woman). The Dictionary of Lithuanian surnames says that the surname is of uncertain origin, probably related to the French surname Couderc.[1]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Juozas Kudirka (1939–2007), Lithuanian ethnologist, habilitated doctor of sciences in humanities
- Simas Kudirka (1930–2023), seaman known for defecting from the USSR by jumping to the USCGC Vigilant, and who was portrayed in the TV movie The Defection of Simas Kudirka
- Vincas Kudirka (1858–1899), poet and doctor, author of the Lithuanian national anthem
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