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Mindaugas

min-DOW-gahs

/mɪnˈdaʊɡɑːs/

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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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