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Montvila

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Montvila
Lithuanian surname
m.:Montvila
f.: (unmarried)Montvilaitė
f.: (married)Montvilienė
Related namesMontwiłł

Montvila is a Lithuanian surname, variant of Mañtvila, which is a compound name man(t)- + -vil. The root mant- is thought to be associated with the word 'manýti, "to think, " to know", as in mantus, "clever", "cunning". The root vel/vil is associated with the word vìltis, "hope".[1] Notable people with the surname include:

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  1. ^ Surname database, entry based on Lietuvių pavardžių žodynas, (ats. red. A. Vanagas, autoriai A. Vanagas, V. Maciejauskienė, M. Razmukaitė). Vilnius: Mokslas, 1985, T. 1; 1989, T. 2.