Kalvaitis
Kalvaitis | ||
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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 (born 1927), Lithuanian ballet dancer and teacher
- Juozas Kalvaitis (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
- ISBN 978-83-65483-58-4, p. 428