name
Birutė
bih-ROO-teh
/bɪˈruːtɛ/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
birutė
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Lithuanian (Lithuania); from bira (to scatter, to flow) — associated with bees and abundance
- Meaning
- bee; beekeeper; abundant and industrious; borne by Birutė, consort of Grand Duke Kęstutis
- Gender
- female
- Also spelled
- Birute, Birutè
Common mispronunciations
Saying BIH-roo-tay; the final 'ė' is an 'eh' sound, not 'ay'
Pronunciation tips
Three syllables; stress on the second 'ru' = 'roo'; the 'ė' with a dot above is a distinctive Lithuanian vowel sounding like 'eh'
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