name
Mindaugas
min-DOW-gahs
/mɪnˈdaʊɡɑːs/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
mindaugas
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Lithuanian (Lithuania); from Old Lithuanian minda + daugas
- Meaning
- great thought; thinking deeply; the first and only crowned King of Lithuania (c. 1253)
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Mindaugus
Common mispronunciations
Saying MIN-daw-gas with stress on the first syllable; stress falls on the second
Pronunciation tips
Three syllables; stress on the second 'dau' (rhymes with 'cow'); 'gas' is a short, light final syllable
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