Kalvaitis
Lithuanian surname
m.:Kalvaitis
f.: (unmarried)Kalvaitytė
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

  1. Apokalipsy bałtyckich światów / The Apocalypses of the Baltic Worlds, 2017, ISBN 978-83-65483-58-4, p. 428
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