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The origin of a family name

The article wrongly claim that Gielgud (Lithuanian original name Gelgaudas or Gedgaudas) originates from the place name Gelgaudiškis. Actually it is the other way around - Gelgaudiškis got it's name after the owner of the early 15th century fief and castle of Jurgis Gedgaudas /info/en/?search=Jurgis_Gedgaudas. The first mentioning of the place is in 1504 as Gedigaudiškis. Since the end of 16th century the name morphed to Gelgaudiškis, which was easier to pronounce. https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelgaudi%C5%A1kis Gedgaudas is a typical two-stem Lithuanian name. The same way Radviliškis is named after Radvila /info/en/?search=Radvili%C5%A1kis, and Giedraičiai - after Giedraitis names /info/en/?search=Giedrai%C4%8Diai 89.117.10.9 ( talk) 15:00, 30 April 2023 (UTC) reply

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The origin of a family name

The article wrongly claim that Gielgud (Lithuanian original name Gelgaudas or Gedgaudas) originates from the place name Gelgaudiškis. Actually it is the other way around - Gelgaudiškis got it's name after the owner of the early 15th century fief and castle of Jurgis Gedgaudas /info/en/?search=Jurgis_Gedgaudas. The first mentioning of the place is in 1504 as Gedigaudiškis. Since the end of 16th century the name morphed to Gelgaudiškis, which was easier to pronounce. https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelgaudi%C5%A1kis Gedgaudas is a typical two-stem Lithuanian name. The same way Radviliškis is named after Radvila /info/en/?search=Radvili%C5%A1kis, and Giedraičiai - after Giedraitis names /info/en/?search=Giedrai%C4%8Diai 89.117.10.9 ( talk) 15:00, 30 April 2023 (UTC) reply


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