Aleksa (surname)
| Aleksa (surname) | |
|---|---|
| Lithuanian surname | |
| m.: | Aleksa |
| f.: (unmarried) | Aleksaitė |
| f.: (married) | Aleksienė |
| Origin | From a given name, diminutive from Alexander |
Aleksa is a Lithuanian-language surname derived from the diminutive of the name Aleksandras (Alexander).[1] Notable people with this surname include:
- Zigmas Angarietis (1882–1940), Lithuanian communist politician; birth surname Aleksa
- Jonas Dainius Aleksa, Lithuanian musician, a recipient of the Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Arts
- Jonas Pranas Aleksa, minister of agriculture of Lithuania, 1926
See also
References
- ^ Algis Uzdila, Žemės aidai. ŽVILGSNIS Į PAVARDŽIŲ LOBYNĄ