Žygimantas

Žygimantas
GenderMale
LanguageLithuanian
Origin
MeaningProtection through victory
Region of originLithuania
Other names
Related namesSigismund, Sigmund, Siegmund

Žygimantas is a Lithuanian masculine given name. a variant: Žygmantas. It is a dithematic pre-Christian Lithuanian name consisting of two stems: žyg- and -mant-. The Lithuanian word žygis means a military march from one location to another, while the second part might stem from the word manta, meaning wealth, benefit or mantus, which means convenient, suitable. The name is commonly confused with Sigismund (Polish: Zygmunt), in particular when naming the rulers of Lithuania.

Notable people with the name include:

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