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LAIMUTIS BILKIS
Lie u ių kalbos ins i u as
Di ec ions o scien i ic esea ch: oponymy and an h oponymics.
The ci y o Ignalina and he
The name is RAIDA BEI KILM
De elopmen and O igin o Ignalina
and I s Name
This Regula ion shall en e in o o ce on he wen ie h day ollowing ha o i s publica ion in he O icial Jou nal.
The a icle combines his o ical and linguis ic (local wo d o igins) esea ch. Based on he
abundan his o ical documen s, he aid on he ci y o Ignalina is in es iga ed: i is
de e mined when he i s se lemen was es ablished, who we e i s ounde s, he
his o y o he Kamenskiy amily o Ignalina owne s o he mano om he eme gence o
he pali a o he pe iod o he sale o he Vidiški mano is p esen ed. The sou ce o he
name o he a ea is also de e mined by he o me pe sonal name, he o igin o he
cu en name o he ci y Ignalinà and o he a ian s used. ESMINIAI WORDS: he his o y o
se lemen s, he de elopmen o he names o se lemen s, he o igin o he names o se lemen s.
This Regula ion shall en e in o o ce on he wen ie h day ollowing ha o i s publica ion in he O icial Jou nal.
The a icle b ings oge he his o ical and linguis ic (o igin o place names) esea ch. Based on
abundan his o ical documen s, he s udy add esses he de elopmen o Ignalina: i aces he
es ablishmen o he i s se lemen and i s o iginal ounde s and p esen s he his o y o
Ignalina's owne s, he noble Kamenskis amily, om he es ablishmen o he olwa k o he
pe iod o selling he Vidiškės mano . I also de e mines he pe sonal name conside ed he sou ce
o o igin o he locali y's name and explains he o igin o he p esen name Ignalina and i s o he
a ian s.
KEYWORDS: his o y o se lemen s, de elopmen o se lemen names, o igin
o se lemen names.
1. The name o he ci y o Ignalina is a ely men ioned in schola ly li e a u e. In his
monog aph Li huanian ci y names, Alexande Vanagas ga e a b ie o e iew o he
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a ea and i s name spelling, and p o ided he mos likely explana ion o he o igin o
he oponym (Vanagas 1996: 77[…]78). Acco ding o him, he ci y began o de elop nea
he ailway s a ion, buil in he second hal o he 19 h cen u y, adjacen o he
Pe e bu g-Wa saw ailway. Acco ding o he in o ma ion in olume V o he
Li huanian U ban Monumen s, he name i sel was i s men ioned in 1810, when Ignaz
Tizenhaus bough he Gine i sky mansion and mo ed i o Ignalina o Vyžūnas. I is
oponimas neabejo inai y a asmen a dinės kilmės, o as asmen a dis galėjo
belie ed o be he name o he g ea Igno Tyzenhaus. The name o he ci y is de i ed
no om he o m Ìgnas, bu om he diminu i e a ian Ignlis o *Ignalis and is
niu. Be o, eigiama, kad iš gy osios kalbos žinomi da du a do Ignalinà a i-
conside ed o be he in edien o he su ixes […] Ignãlina and Ignalnė, and i is
specula ed ha he su ix wi h he su ix -ina will a ise due o he in luence o
Polish o o he Sla ic languages. In Ma ia Razmukai ė's doc o al disse a ion on he
analysis o Li huanian p e ixed place names, he name o he ci y is also de i ed om
he pe sonal name *Ignalis, he possibili y o which is suppo ed by p d. I is also known as Ignaliuk (Razmukai ė 1998: 82).
La e , in o ma ion ela ed o he i s men ion o he se lemen , o he
ea u es o his o y, cla i ying some o A. Vanago's claims, appea ed in he local
pe iodical p ess and on In e ne pages. The e o e, he pu pose o his a icle is,
based on he a ailable his o ical sou ces, o in es iga e as accu a ely and
ho oughly as possible he ci cums ances o he eme gence o he ci y, he
de elopmen , o de e mine he pe sonal name ha was he sou ce o i s name
and he possible ways o o ma ion o he cu en name o he ci y Ignalina.
The e is no much in o ma ion abou Ignalina's his o y in all encyclopedic
publica ions. I is no ed ha he se lemen began o g ow in 1857-1862 wi h he
cons uc ion o he ailway s a ion and he cons uc ion o he Sank
Pe e bu g-Va šu (Vilnius-Daugpil) ailway (LTE IV 401; VLE VII 744; IEŽ 17, 19). I is
no ed ha i o iginally belonged o he pa ish o Vidiškių (K iklys I 729). 2. The s udy
o he de elopmen o a se lemen should begin wi h i s i s men ion in
his o ical documen s. The i s men ion o he name Ignalina was in he yea 1810,
as can be seen om he monog aph published in he la e 20 h cen u y by A.
Vanago, which explains ha he name Ignalina (Ignalinkos) is men ioned in he
documen s on Lukš a, Vyžuonėles and Ignalina (Miškinis 2005: 76). Acco ding o he
au ho , i is w i en he e ha […]Vyžuonėlės inc eased when Ignas Tyzenhauz […]
acqui ed om he Ms isla li goldsmi h Jus in Sau ina ičius o 3000 sil e Rb
Ginei iškių pali a ką wi h he illage o Šema a and connec ed hem o Vyžuonėlės
(Vyžuonų) o Ignalinos[…]. Acco ding o he documen , he place named Ignalina
appea ed be o e 1810, bu he egional p ess objec ed o his and explained ha
he documen does no men ion he place o Ignalina, and Ignace Tizenhaus is no
associa ed wi h he es ablishmen o he se lemen .
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276 Ac a Linguis ica Li huanica LXXV
2014).
This his o ical documen is pa o a la ge collec ion o documen s on he genealogy and es a es
o he Tyzenhauzes. I is called Knowledge abou Lukš us, Vyžuonėles and Ignaliną (Wiadomość o
Łuksz ach, Wižunkach i Ignalinie). Based on a ious o he his o ical sou ces, he geog aphical
loca ion o hese mansions (owne ship) is desc ibed, and he o me and cu en owne s a e
indica ed. I is claimed ha he mansions o Lukš and Vyžuonėl a e in he dis ic o Ukme gė
(powiecie Wiłkomie skim), bu i is no ed ha acco ding o he o iginal documen s hei loca ion is
no en i ely clea , because acco ding o some sou ces, he se lemen , called Vyžuonos (Wižuny),
was nea he Vyžuonos lake ( he lake nea Vyžuonos lake, be ween he illage o Iciūnai (wsi Iciuny),
Wižuny), iena mylia nuo La galos (o mile od g anicy In lan skiej), o pasak ki ų –
he uppe i e (U uczajom Ud upis) and he Vyžuonos i e ( zeczką Vyžunką). I goes on o say
ha he e we e p obably wo cou ya ds called Vyžonos (Wižuny): he i s one […] by he
Skjau e iškio lake (koło jezio a Skjau e yski), abou whe e he Ignalino cas le ( . Ignalin) is now
buil , and he o he […] Vyžonos o Vyžunėlės (Wižuny Wižunki) […] by he Vyžonos lake (nad […]
jezio em Wižuńskiem) (ŽTz 265). The illage was ounded in he la e 18 h cen u y by Igna ius
Tyzenhaus, a membe o he House o Wo ms, who bough he illage o Wo ms om Jus in
Sau imausewicz, a membe o he House o Wo ms, and he illage o Wo ms, a membe o he House
o Wo ms, om Jus in Sau imausewicz, a membe o he House o Wo ms, a membe o he House
o Wo ms. The analysis o he sou ce makes i possible o co ec a ew hings men ioned in he
wo ks o A. Vanago and Algiman as Miškinis. Fi s o all, he o m o he place name Ignalinas
(Ignalin) is used in he documen , no Ignalina. Secondly, he desc ip ion o he geog aphical loca ion
o he se lemen s clea ly indica es ha he Ignalina men ioned he e is no iden ical o he o iginal
loca ion o he ci y o Ignalina. The iden i ica ion o he place names allows us o conclude ha he
pali a k Ignalina, w i en in 1810, was in he e i o y o he p esen -day Rokiškio dis ic nea
Juodupė, Rokiškio. Acco ding o he documen , he loca ion o Wižuny, Wižunki is mos likely iden ical
o he p esen -day illage o Vyžuonos (Rokiškio kaimiškoji sen), nea which he e is also a lake and a
i e , called Vyžuonà, which also has 199 a ian s Vyžunka (LUEV […] 200), and he illage o Ici[…]nai,
and he i e […]d upis. In he case o he i s -pe son na a i e in he Sheme a, K. Rokiškis pa ish
(BgK), i is no as i was w i en in 1 In iew o he ac ha in Sla ic-li e al sou ces o his o y
Li huanian pe sonal names we e celeb a ed in a ious ways, in he a icle hei possible Li huanian
o ms a e used in b acke s indica ing wha is w i en in hose sou ces.
nė as Šeme ų kaimas iš gy osios kalbos už ašy as Kazimie o Būgos ik inių
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The illage, now in he Juodupė sena e, is loca ed eas o Igno iškio eže o. Acco ding
o he his o ical sou ce, he Ignalina shipya d was es ablished on Lake Skjau e iški.
Acco ding o he language o li e, his lake has h ee names: Skjau e škis,
Tau e škis and Ignõ iškis, so i is de ini ely iden ical o he cu en Igno iškio lake,
ku is aip pa y a p ie Iciūnų i Vyžuonos kaimų. 1882 m. Lenkijoje išleis ame
geog a iniame žinyne ašoma, kad šis pali a kas (Ignalin) su g ažiu asa namiu
i is loca ed in he dis ic o Za asų (now Aleksand owski), in he pa ish o Rokiškio
and belongs o he es a e o Coun Tyzenhauzo Rokiškio (SG III 249). In he lis o
se lemen s o he Kaunas Go e no a e, published in 1892, he illage o Rokiškio
also includes he Ignalino hamle (Ignailino) (KnGGS 272). In addi ion, in he a chi es o
K. Bugo in he i s hal o he 20 h cen u y in he pa ish o Rokiškis he e is a
y oje Rokiškio apsk i ies Rokiškio alsčiaus Ragučių kaimo ie o a džių an-
pali a k Ignõ iškis (BgK), in he 1935 Sudake o he e is a pali a k Ignõ iškis (d a o
cen as), which, acco ding o he in o ma ion p o ided, was buil by Ignaz
Tyzenhauzas (LŽ), and in he in e -dis ic commission o pa ishes and locali ies
abou 1935 mVA and in he se lemen s o med in he councils ( illages) o Rokiškis in
Rokiškis, bu edis ic ed, i can be e y much. Localizing
Ignalino pali a k could be con used by he a o emen ioned Ginei iški pali a k, because he illage
o Ginei škis is ac ually in he Ignalina dis ic , bu his o ical da a indica e ha he se lemen
o his name exis ed nea Rokiški: in 1784 he pali a k Gineyszy ki (VVD 146) was w i en in he
pa ish o Rokiškio in he Kupiški deane y. A de ailed analysis o he his o ical sou ces indica es
ha he eme gence and de elopmen o he se lemen ha g ew in o he own o Ignalina is
ela ed o he Vidiškio mano and i s owne s, he Kamenskys (Kaminskys). Acco ding o he
a ailable da a, his ibe appea s in he pa ish o Daugėliški in he second hal o he 18 h
cen u y. In he case o he "Bu gh o he Holy C oss" in he 17 h cen u y, i is said o ha e been
buil on he si e o a o me monas e y, and ha he monas e y was buil on he si e o he
"Bu gh o he Holy C oss" in he 17 h cen u y. - "Bu gh o he Holy C oss," "Bu gh o he Holy
C oss," "Bu gh o he Holy C oss," "Bu gh o he Holy C oss," "Bu gh o he Holy C oss,"
"Bu gh o he Holy C oss," "Bu gh o he Holy C oss," "Bu gh o he Holy C oss," "Bu gh o he
Holy C oss," "Bu gh o he Holy C oss." The Vidiškio mano was a ha ime owned by he
B eslau mayo , M . Rahoza (WImęPa Rohozy) 2 Fo he geog aphical loca ion o all he places
lis ed he e, see h p: www.lkiis.lki.l /lie u os- ie o a dziugeoin o macine-duomenu-baze.
3 The su name o his ibe was w i en in wo o ms in his o ical documen s: Kamenskiai and
Kaminskiai, plg. Kaminski in he 1850s.
4 The eme gence o he Kamensk amily in Li huania has been in es iga ed by Albe as Kojala ičius […]Vijūkas […] see. No u he wo ked han ho - olled, in coils
2010: 189–190.
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278 Ac o Linguis ic Li huanian LXXV
(B slVA 72) The Commission he e o e concludes ha he aid is compa ible wi h
he in e nal ma ke wi hin he meaning o A icle 107 (3) (c) o he T ea y. In he
ea lies 1775 lis o mano houses in he Ga dino dis ic , i is s a ed ha he
Vidiškio mano is al eady owned by he a o emen ioned Rahoza (J: P: Rohozy), and
he se lemen s en ed by Kaminskis in 1783 belong, among o he s, o he elde
Kazimie z Plia e (G dnDT 43). In 1775, howe e , he Kaminsky dis ic was s ill
unde Russian con ol. In he same pe iod, he name is men ioned in he bap ismal
egis e o he pa ish o Dauga pils: in 1784 Anna Kaminska and Ludo ica Kaminska
we e egis e ed, whose sons, Juozas G ubni ski and his wi e P aksidija
Kozlo ska, a ended he bap isms as assis an s. In he lis o mansions o he
dis ic o Užne (Pow: Zawileyskiego) in 1795 he owne s o he Vidiški pali a ko
(Folwa k Widziszki) a e indica ed as Simona Rahoza (Symona Rahozy) and
1811 m. d a ininkų są ašo ma y i, kad d a o sa ininke y a apusi g a ienė Ma-
Juozapas Rahoza (Ióse a Rahozy) (UDSI 12). In addi ion o he a o emen ioned
dis ic , he i e Plia e ienė (G a ina Ma ije Pla e o a) is al eady being called
Pšijazne (P zhiazna)5 (UDSII 46). The change o mano s is also con i med by he
da a o he e ision o he pa ish o Daugėliški o he same yea s: i is w i en
ha he inhe i ance o he Pšijaznė mano belongs o Coun ess Ma ia
Plia e iena (Ma yi H abiny Pla e owey) (DglšRS 28). Impo an da a can be ound
in he egis e o mansions o he dis ic o Užne in 1816, which eco ds he
mansion o Ma ia Plia e ienė Pšijaznė, o Vidiškės (P zijazn o Vidziški G a ini
Ma iji Pla e owej), bu he e is an indica ion ha acco ding o he esolu ion o
1832 i was assigned o he mano s John and his wi e Kamenski (I an Kameny and
his wi e) (UDSIII 22). The ci cums ances su ounding he owne ship o he Vidiškio
mano by he Kamenskys a e de ailed in he in en o y o his a ea o he yea
1846. The p ope y o Pšijaznės, o Vidiškių, mano (Imenu P žiazni, o Vidžiškamъ)
is desc ibed as belonging o he Vilnius Go e no a e, Š enčionių Coun y, 6,
Daugėliškio and Palūšės pa ishes ha can be ans e ed by inhe i ance, sold, mo gaged, owned by he mano s o Jon, Rapolo's son, and Viken i B iginski's daugh e ,
(Ивана Рафаилова сына и Бригиды Викентьевой дочери изъ дома Каменскихъ
I 's called he S one Age. This p ope y belongs o hem unde he pu chase
ag eemen o eal es a e da ed Decembe 2, 1827, which was concluded in he
Vilnius Ci il Cou . The es a e was pu chased by he Kamenskys om he
coun ess Ma ia Plia e ienė, coun ess o he Bžos o ski amily ( om G a ina
Ma ija, om G a o a B žos o a, Plja e owa 10). In his in en o y, Ignalina's
name is al eady men ioned: i is w i en ha Pšijaznės, o Vidiškių, he mano belongs o wo
5
Ge ou o he e. iendships, iendships, iendships; he kindness, he ca e, he since i y o
he way (SJP V 296).
6 The dis ic o Š enčionių a ose om he ans o ma ion o he dis ic o Užne .

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pali a kai – Janapolis7 i Ignalinas (состоит из двух отдельныхъ фольварковъ
Janopolya and Ignalina) (VdŠI 2) A ha ime, he Vidiškio mano belonged o he
illages o Bala ecki, o Vėlūnai (Bala e ski, o Veluny), Rimšėnai, o Na ikų
(Romanshanse, o No iki), Ažušilės (Zabo ce) and Po iliškės (Pa iliškės), he illage
o Janapoli, he illage o Ga eikėnai (Ga ikėnai), Pe a o8, o Kojažino
(Kojažino?) (Pio o o, o Koja) and pa o he illage o S igailiškės
(S igailiškės) and he illage o Budi alko (Budnal) and pa o S igailiškės
(Budnal). A ha ime, wo cou ie s li ed in he Ignalina mansion - 41-yea -old
shephe d Lau yn Ka neckis (Ka neck?) and 15-yea -old maid Pe oni sa Bubinai ė
(Pe onella Bubinai ė). The in en o y da a con i ms he owne s o he es a e
Jono Kamenskij (J an Kamenskij) and B igi a Kamenskij
(B igida Kamenska) he p e ious one.
Howe e , he memo ial o Ignalina Pali a ko belonging o he Vidiškių mano in 1846
is no he i s . In he bap ismal egis e o he pa ish chu ch o Palusze in 1841,
i is eco ded ha on Sep embe 1, 1840, Michael (Michał) was bap ized, he son
o Fabian and K is ina, o he Be na o ici amily, o Lukauskas (Fabian and
K ys yna […] Be na owicz Łukowski), bo n in Pali a ke, in he name o Ignalinek (w
Folwa ke Ignalinek) (K šci 90; Ma ke ičius 2014). Pali a ko's ela ionship wi h
Vidiškių d a is e idenced by he ac ha Fabijonas Lukauskas (Lukauskas?)
mo ed he e om his d a . This is e idenced by an en y in he egis e o
ma iages o he pa ish chu ch o Palūšė om 1827 o 1857: in 1836, when
egis e ing he ma iage o Fabijon and K is ina, he husband li ed in Pšijaznė
(ze Dwo u P zyiazni), he wi e in Bud iu (PlšJnI 25). I 's e y possible ha hese
a e he i s inhabi an s o he pali a ko Ignalinek. Thus, acco ding o he
a ailable da a, he name Ignalina (Ignalinek) was i s men ioned in his o ical
documen s in 1840, and hen (Ignalin) in he in en o y o Vidiškių d a o in 1846. The
name o he illage is insc ibed in he bap ismal egis e o he Vidiškio ilijinė
chu ch: he same inhabi an s Fabijonas and K is ina Lukauskiai on Ma ch 8
linku (VdšK I 26). 1848–1854 m. minė os bažnyčios k ikš o knygoje už ašy-
bap ized ano he son […] Juozapą (Ióze ), whose place o bi h is in Igna a, ha i
is w i en in 1853 m.
Ko yn (Ka a zyna), who was bo n in Ignalina (Ignalinos) in he illage o
Ignalina (VdšK II 76). In he same documen , i is w i en ha he nobles
Viken ie and Joseph, he Pe ke ičius amily, Sa icki (Viken ie and Joseph,
bo n Pe ke ičius Sa icki) and Joseph (Ioze ) we e bo n on 7 Janua y in Tbilisi.
Ignalino (Ignalinos?) pali a ke (въ Фольваркѣ Iгналинѣ), be g e imame į aše
M . Jonalaukio (Ignalinos Sen.) is he chai man o he boa d o di ec o s o
he company. The illage o Pe iškė (now Ignalina)
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280 Ac a Linguis ica Li huanica LXXV al eady men ions and he sa go's house, called Ignalinu (
beyond Ka aulk […] Ignalino), in which was bo n he son o Juozap (Ioze ) bap ized by he
Zabla iškės alsčiaus (Zabla išės Volos i) als iečiai Simonas and Domicelė, Ras enių giminės,
Semionkai (Cymeona i Domicei om Ros ene ka) (Vd K šV 23). The ollowing is an exce p
om he book: "In oduc ion o he His o y o he Uni ed S a es o Ame ica: The Ci il Wa ,
he Ci il Wa , he Ci il Wa , he Ci il Wa , he Ci il Wa , he Ci il Wa , he Ci il Wa , he Ci il
Wa , he Ci il Wa , he Ci il Wa , he Ci il Wa , he Ci il Wa , he Ci il Wa , he Ci il Wa , he
Ci il Wa , he Ci il Wa , he Ci il Wa , he Ci il Wa ." In he lis o se lemen s o he second
adminis a i e-police dis ic (s ano) o Š enčionių dis ic o Vilnius Go e no a e, he
Ignalina (Ignań) a mhouse and he Ignalina (Ignań) ailway s a ion (Š nčVSG 400) belonging o
he mano a e lis ed a Lake Palaukino (Pašaukinis) in 1866. F om Pali a ko o Š enčionys […]
23 yea s, o he illage […] 12 yea s. A ha ime he e was one mano house, and he e we e
six een inhabi an s, nine men and se en women. The ailway s a ion is 22 1⁄4 miles om
Š enčionių, 12 1⁄4 miles om he s a ion. The se lemen consis ed o six cou ya ds wi h
39 inhabi an s, o whom 17 we e O hodox Russians, 13 we e Ca holic Li huanians, and 9 we e
Jews. 21 men and 18 women. I is no ed ha bo h a eas a e loca ed nea he S .
Pe e sbu g-Wa saw ailway. In 1882, he a o emen ioned Polish geog aphical in o ma ion
s a es ha Ignalina (Ignalin) is a se lemen and ailway s a ion belonging o Š enčionių
Coun y. A he ime o his dea h in 1866, he e we e 42 Ca holics, 9 Jews, 34 O hodox, and 7
households in he a ea. In he illage o Šlėk ų, 23 km om Š enčioniai, which had he same
name in 1866, he e was one a mhouse wi h 16 Ca holic people li ing in i . In he lis o
se lemen s o he Vilnius Go e no a e published in 1905, he se lemen s on he Ga io lake,
he Ignalino (Ignailino) ailway s a ion, he illage and he hamle belonging o he illage o
Daugėliško a e indica ed. In he illage he e a e 328 inhabi an s, 144 men and 184 women; he
se lemen s belong o 19 dis ic s. The owne o Pali a ko is […] Kamenskis (Kamenskago), i
is home o 18 people, 10 men and 8 women, belongs o 69 decimal places, he dis ance o he
ailway s a ion is […] 0.5 a s o 9 This o m is p obably misleading, a ising om hea ing
inco ec ly he name o he lake Palaukinis.
A s umas nuo pali a ko iki Š enčionių – 23 a s ai, nuo s o ies iki Š enčio-
nių – 22 ¼ a s o, iki Vilniaus – 95 a s ai (SG III 246). Be o, a ski ai pami-
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Ignalinos mies o i jo a do aida bei kilmė
(GSG 269) This Regula ion shall en e in o o ce on he day ollowing ha o i s
publica ion. Acco ding o he 1924 Nub aizhy ya plan, he Ignalina dam was
loca ed be ween Ga , Palaukino and Ga ay sia lakes (VdšHKn). A e Li huania
egained he Vilnius egion in 1940, he se lemen communi y o his e i o y
included he ailway s a ion and own o Ignalina (Ignalinà, -nos, le. Ignalino) and
he illage o Ignõ iškė (le. Ignalinka) (VSV 7 1940; 15 1945). Ignalina was he cen e
o he illage and dis ic o he same name (LATP 144) un il 1949, and in 1950 his
se lemen was ans o med i s in o a dis ic and la e in o a dis ic
subdi ision (LATS 8, 1025). The name o he es a e nea he own o Ignalina was
w i en in 1962 (VK10). This could be he las o he o me Ignalinos.
The oo p in s o he pali a ko (Ignalino).
Analysis o Ignalina's his o ical de elopmen shows ha a he ime o i s o ma ion, he
se lemen belonged o he Vidiškio d a , he ma shal o Š enčionių Coun y, John Kamenski and
his wi e B igi a, who acqui ed Vidiškio d a in 1827. The e o e, in o de o de e mine he sou ce
o he o igin o he ci y's name, i is necessa y o look a he u he his o y o his amily. In
he yea o his dea h, Ignacy Kamenka died a he age o eigh y-eigh . His wi e, Kons an in B igid
o Kamenskaya, died o pneumonia on Janua y 1, and his husband, Ioann Kamenskyi, died o old age
on Janua y 2, 1869. Bo h we e bu ied in he Vidski ceme e y on Janua y 4 (VdšM I 30; MI). Thei
dea h eco ds indica e ha hey le hei son Ignacy Lud ik (Ignacy's es a e was inhe i ed by
hei son Ignacy. Da a abou his ex ensi e amily can also be ound in me ic books. On May 4, 1849,
he daugh e o Igna ius Louis Kamenskyi and Ma ia Pio ucha (Ignacia Ludwiga and Ma ia
Людвика) i duk e į Kons anciją (Констанцiю)11. Po Jono Kamenskio mi ies
Pio ucha) Ma ia B igi a Juozapa (Ma ia B igida-Iose a) was bap ized in he chu ch o Vidiški.
Igna ius was he a he o John he Bap is and he second son o Igna ius and Ma ia
Kamenskaya, daugh e s o Monica Jus ina Cons ance (Monica-Jus in-Cons ance), whose
bap ismal a he s we e Coun Sigismund Plia e (Sigismund Plia e ) and John Kamenskaya's wi e
B igi a (K 57II). The hi d daugh e o Jus ina Mal ina Ko yna (Jus ina-Pio uh) and Kazimie z
B igi a Kamenskiai (VdšK II 15). 1851 m. g uodžio 18 d. oje pačioje bažnyčioje
Kamenski's wi e Mal ina […] and he la ge g oup o 10 ansc ibe E alda S azdai e (Jakai ienė).
11 The e a e no eco ds o he bi hs o Ignacy and Cons ance in he pa ish o Daugėliški, o
which he Vidiškių mano belonged a ha ime, in he bap ismal me ic books. They may ha e
been bap ized in he Vidiškių chapel o in ano he pa ish.
Мальвина-Катаржина) k ikš y a 1854 m. g uodžio 28 d. daly aujan k ikš-
a ė iams – bu usiam Ukme gės mies o eisėjui Jus inui Pio uchui (Юстинъ
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282 Ac a Linguis ica Li huanica LXXV o he wi nesses (VdšK III 8). Jus in's
a he Igna ius and his a he Jonas Kamenskiai a e al eady named he e as
ac ing go e no 's sec e a ies. On July 3, 1864, in he Chu ch o he Holy Roman
Ca holic Chu ch, he daugh e o he ou h collegia e councillo Igna ius and
Ma ia Kamenskaya, Cons an ia B igi a Gab iel, was bap ized. He god a he s a e
eco ded as Ma shal Jonas Kamenskis and S e ania, a gi l o he Pio uchs amily
who died (wi h S e ania Pio uchą dViceu) (VdšK IV 117). Two yea s la e , on
Oc obe 19, 1866, in he chu ch o Vidiški, he bap ism o he only son o he cou
councillo s (nad o nih Sa i niko ) Igna ius Louis and Ma ia Kamenskaya, Pe e
Louis (Ioann-Ma ijan-Pe us-Lucky), whose a he was Kazimie z Kamenskis
wi h Elena, ook place. The younges daugh e o Igna ius and Ma y, Cons ance,
died in he cou o Vidiškius a he age o only ou mon hs and was bu ied in
he local ceme e y (VdšM I 9). His daugh e Ma ia ma ied he 32-yea -old
Napoleon Zaba in he Vilnius Ca hed al in 1870. In he pa ishes o Pe o and Po ilo
(VdšJnI 17), Monika ma ied he noble Hen y Ja lo ski (Gen ika Ja lo sky) om
Ignalina (VdšJnI 23) in he chu ch o Vidiški in 1872 and in he chu ch o Vidiški in
1874 Jus in's ma iage was eco ded wi h a 46-yea -old college assis an .
Viken imi K in a (Viken ija K in a) om he Bėčiūnai mano ( om he name
o he ci y o Bcjun) (VdšJnI 32). On 14 Ma ch, a he age o 59, Igna ius
Kamenskiy's wi e, Ma ia Kamensky (Ma iya Pya ukha Kamenskaya), died o a
hea a ack a he Vidyashki cou . She was su i ed by he husband,
Igna ius Kamensky (I an Kamenskaya Kamensky), he son, Igna ius Kamensky
(I an Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky
Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky
laido a ko o 17 d. Rimšėnų (деревни Римшаны) kapinėse. Pa s Vidiškių (Pšijaz-
Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky
Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky
Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky
Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky Kamensky
Kamensky Kamensky was bo n on 29 Ma ch 29, 1888. The owne o he es a e,
he councillo o he palace, Igna ius Louis Kamenskis (Igna ius-Ludwik Dwyane Kamenskiy), died o pneumonia on Ma ch 12, 1900 a he age o 78. He was bu ied on Ma ch 15 in he Rimšėnų ceme e y (in he Rimšėnų ceme e y). A e he dea h o Igna ius Kamensky, he es a e was inhe i ed by his son John, who uled i un il 1913.
The u he his o y o he mano can be aced back o he collec ion o documen s in his
mo gage book. A copy o he Vilnius No a y A chi e's 1913 book o pu chase and sale
con ac s o Š enčion dis ic es i ies ha on Janua y 22, 1913, in he Vilnius no a y o ice
o Jono, son o Igna ius, Kamenskij 12 Duk a Jus ina (Ius ina Igna ie na om Kamenskij
K in o) was al eady a widow in Vilnius in 1906 and also a cap ain in he Rimšėnai palaces (Vd.
A icles o he T ea y
Ignalinos mies o i jo a do aida bei kilmė
Na bu as Sigi as 2010: Sain Albe o Kojala ičius o he G and Duchy o Li huania
and he p o inces belonging o i : acquain ance wi h nobles om Kačanas o K aso.
[…] Old Li huanian li e a u e 29, 185[…]256. I is a ailable on he In e ne a h p:
www.ll i.l / ailai/Publ_Kojala icius.pd . NMP III […] Nazwy miejscowe Polski 1. The
municipali y o Nazwy is loca ed in he dis ic o Nazwy. K aków: Polish Academy o Sciences, Ins i u e o he Language
Polish, 1999.
Razmukai ė Ma ija 1998: Li huanian addi ions o he oikonimai. The doc o al hesis.
Vilnius: Li huanian Language Ins i u e, Vy au as he G ea Uni e si y. Rospond
S anisław 1973: Słownik is he name o he Silesian 2.
W ocław-Wa szawa-K akow-Gdańsk: Zakład No odowy is loca ed in he dis ic o
W ocław-Wa szawa-K aków-Gdańsk. The Ossolians […] he Dawn. SJP V […] Polish language 5. Wa saw: Nakładem p enume a o ów and Kasy im.
This is Mianowskiego, 1912.
SNP […] Slo ak names used in Poland oday 4. K aków: Polish Academy o Sciences, Polish
Language Ins i u e, 1993.
The Commission shall be empowe ed o adop delega ed ac s in acco dance wi h
A icle 26 o supplemen his Regula ion by laying down de ailed ules o he
applica ion o his Regula ion. No h-eas e n highlands o Vilnius. Vilnius: Ins i u e o Science and Encyclopaedic Publishing, 2006.
ŠRV […] No h-eas e n high- ise illages ex . I is a ailable on he In e ne a h p:
www.baze. ilniskiai.eu.
TA […] Da abase o he a chi es o he Li huanian Language Ins i u e in Ta my. A ailable on
he In e ne a www. a mes.lki.l
U bana ičiū ė Žane a 1978: The , d, n and b, p, m, o he P ebalsians in he
Li huanian language. This Regula ion shall en e in o o ce on he wen ie h day ollowing ha o i s publica ion in he O icial Jou nal o he Eu opean Union.
Vanas Aleksand as (Li huanian: Vanas Aleksand as) was a Li huanian poli ician
and poli ician. Vilnius: Science and encyclopedia publishing house.
VK […] Abėcėlinė place names, collec ed om he li ing language, a chi e, s o ed a he
Li huanian Language Ins i u e's Bal ic Languages and Va dino Resea ch Cen e . VLE […]
Razum Valdema as and o he s (ed.) The Wo ld Encyclopedia o Li huanian Language 7.
Vilnius: Ins i u e o Science and Encyclopaedic Publishing, 2005.

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ISTORIJOS ŠALTINIAI
[…] Aids and aids.
The cen u y […] he 20 h cen u y.
I'm going o bed. I'm going o bed.
B slVA […] Visi o he Dean o he Uni e si y o B aslau h ough he Dziekana Nizey on he
signa u e o he exp essed, o all Kosciołow z Pa a iami w nim Zos aiacemi Z woli
Dyspozycyi J. O […]. Xiązęcia Jm […]ci Ignacego Jakuba Masalskiego in he o de o he desc ip ion. In he yea 1784, LVIA
F. 694, 1 Ap il B. 3505. This Regula ion shall en e in o o ce on he day ollowing ha o i s publica ion.
DglšK […] Book o he Me ic o he Ch is ian Chu ch o he Pa ish o Dawgieliskiego
om he yea 1774. Janua y~. 16 h o he yea 1790. May: he 2nd. he day. This Regula ion
shall en e in o o ce on he wen ie h day ollowing ha o i s publica ion in he O icial Jou nal o he Eu opean Union. 1, B. and 10. Access o he In e ne a h p: www.epa eldas.l
Fo he yea 1811 LVIA F. 515, Ap il 15, B. 218.
G dDT […] Ta y a ku zących się Dymow w Powiecie G odzienskim znayduiących się z
p zyłączonemi Dwo go e no a es, Ba nicką and Oli ską. The go e no a es o Dymow and
G odzienskim a e loca ed in he dis ic o G odni. Ex ension o he I.C.M.'s b anches in he
W.W.T.C.E. T ockim amendmen s o he Co pus Economicus I.C.M.'s G odzieńskie należącemi wi h
he dis inc ion in he Rub ykach exp essed by he p o ision o he Law on he Cons i u ion,
wi h he Lus acyi o he Cons i u ion in he Sejm o 1775. The Cons i u ion was appoin ed by
us, and signed by he Chancello o he Excheque : P u: G odzien […] in 1775 Ru Spo ządzona. This Regula ion shall en e in o o ce on he wen ie h day ollowing ha o i s publica ion in he O icial Jou nal o he Eu opean Union. KnGGS […] Lis o se lemen s in he Ko enskoye Go e no a e. In he p in ing p ess
Go e no o he P o ince o P a lenia, 1892.
LATP […] Adminis a i e- e i o ial di ision o he Li huanian SSR. Vilnius: P ess elease
o he P esidium o he Sup eme Council o he Li huanian SSR, 1949. LATS […]
Adminis a i e and e i o ial di ision o he Li huanian SSR. Vilnius: S a e publishing
house o poli ical and scien i ic li e a u e, 1959.
LZ […] Li huanian news.
PlšJnI […] Book o he Me ic o he Cle gy o he Roman Ca holic Pa ish o Zwanego od
Roku 1827o. LVIA F. 1330, Ap. This Regula ion shall en e in o o ce on he wen ie h day ollowing ha o i s publica ion in he O icial Jou nal o he Eu opean Union. 1, B. and 8. A ailable on he In e ne a h p: www.epa-
eldas.l
PlšK I […] Book o he Me ic o he Ch is ian Chu ch o he Roman Ca holic Polish Pa ish
om Roku 1827. LVIA F. 1330, Ap. This Regula ion shall en e in o o ce on he wen ie h day
ollowing ha o i s publica ion in he O icial Jou nal o he Eu opean Union. 1, B. and 7. I can
be ound on he In e ne a www.epa eldas.l SG […] Sulimie ski Filip, Chlebowski B onisław,
Walewski Władysław (ed.) Słownik geog aphical Kingdom o Poland and o he Slo enian coun ies 3. Wa saw: Nakładem Filipa Sulimie skiego i Władysława Walewskiego, D uk […]Wieku[…] Nowy-Świa , 1882. This is he i s ime ha he es i al has been held in Wa saw.
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Š nčGVS […] Lis o se lemen s in he municipali y o Sas a čice and 2 S .
S enssjan Uzd. Compiled in 1866. This Decision shall en e in o o ce on he day ollowing ha o i s publica ion in he O icial Jou nal o he Eu opean Union.
101. P ieiga in e ne e h p://www.p lib. u
T im […] T imi as. Wha is i ?
UDSI […] Summa ya[…]z p zy Alphabe placed by Maią kow in he eal es a e o Obywa elskich Pow:
I 's om Zawilewski, 1795. This Decision shall en e in o o ce on he day ollowing ha o i s publica ion in he O icial Jou nal o he Eu opean Union.
UDSII […] [Lis o nobles o he dis ic o Užne in 1811]. This Decision shall
en e in o o ce on he day ollowing ha o i s publica ion in he O icial Jou nal o he Eu opean Union. UDSIII […] The alphabe o he Za ileys o he UZDA in he yea 1816. This Decision shall en e in o o ce on he day ollowing ha o i s publica ion in he O icial Jou nal o he Eu opean Union.
The a me 's ad iso .
VB […] Lis o se lemen s (buildings) o he Rokiškio, Seinų, Šakių dis ic s o he
Commission on Names and Place Names 4, s o ed in he a chi es o he Li huanian
Language Ins i u e, he Bal ic Languages and Va dino Resea ch Cen e .
This is VdšHKn […] Hip. This is No. 607. The collec ion o documen s is published in he
"P zyjaźń" and "Widziszki" pow. This Regula ion shall en e in o o ce on he day
ollowing ha o i s publica ion in he O icial Jou nal o he Eu opean Union. VdšI […]
вотченничества Помѣщиковъ Ивана Рафаилова сына и Бригиды Викентьевой
S a is ical name o P žiazni, o Vidžishka, daugh e o he house o Kamenskaya Kamenskaya o he Vilnius Go e no a e, S encyanskaya Uzdza
Давгелиишскаго, и Полушскаго Приходовъ, во 2омъ Станѣ состоящему, дня 18ого
I was compiled in Decembe 1846. This Decision shall en e in o o ce on he day
ollowing ha o i s publica ion in he O icial Jou nal o he Eu opean Union. VdšJnI […] Me e ed book o he Roman Ca holic Pa ish o P zhejaznice
Церкви. Часть Вторая. О Бракосочетавшихся. Съ 4 числа мѣсяца Сентября
The yea is 1866. This Decision shall en e in o o ce on he day ollowing ha o i s
publica ion in he O icial Jou nal o he Eu opean Union. Access o he In e ne a
www.epa eldas.l VdšK I […] KSI[…]GA Me yk Ch zes nych Chu ch Filialnego P zyjaznienskiego om he yea 1845 o he day o he 12 h o Ma ch. This Decision shall en e in o o ce on he day ollowing ha o i s publica ion in he O icial Jou nal o he Eu opean Union. A ailable on he In e ne a h p: www.
he ollowing able is added:
VdšK II […] The Me ic Book o he Roman Ca holic Chu ch in P ussia. Pa one.
Abou hose who we e bo n. On he i s day o he mon h o July in he yea
one housand eigh hund ed and o y-eigh . This Decision shall en e in o
o ce on he day ollowing ha o i s publica ion in he O icial Jou nal o he Eu opean Union. A ailable on he In e ne a www.epa eldas.l VdšK III […] The Me ic Book o he Roman Ca holic Filia
Церкви. Часть Первая. О Родившихся. Съ 26 числа мѣсяца Сентября 1854. года.
This Decision shall en e in o o ce on he day ollowing ha o i s
publica ion in he O icial Jou nal o he Eu opean Union. Access o he In e ne a www.epa eldas.l VdšK IV […] Me ic book o he R. K. Chu ch o he Na i i y
1860 года. LVIA F. 1331, Ap . 1, B. 8. P ieiga in e ne e h p://www.epa eldas.l
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292 Ac a Linguis ica Li huanica LXXV, con aining he ollowing sec ions:
VdšK V […] The Me ic Book o he Roman Ca holic Pa ish o P ijazn. Pa one.
Abou hose who we e bo n. On he 20 h o Janua y in he yea 1879. This Decision
shall en e in o o ce on he day ollowing ha o i s publica ion in he O icial
Jou nal o he Eu opean Union. A ailable on he In e ne a www.epa eldas.l
VdšM I […] The Me ic Book o he Roman Ca holic Chu ch in P izhnen. Pa h ee.
He died. On he 17 h o May, 1863. This Decision shall en e in o o ce on he day
ollowing ha o i s publica ion in he O icial Jou nal o he Eu opean Union.
A ailable on he In e ne a www.epa eldas.l VdšM II […] The Me ic Book o he
Roman-Ca holic Chu ch in P ussia. Pa h ee. He died. On he 19 h o Feb ua y,
VdšM III – Księga me yk pog zebowych P zyjaznienskiego Rz–Ka . Kośċioła. od 1900 do
1882. This Decision shall en e in o o ce on he day ollowing ha o i s publica ion
in he O icial Jou nal o he Eu opean Union. I is a ailable on he In e ne a
www.epa eldas.l 1913. This Decision shall en e in o o ce on he day ollowing
ha o i s publica ion in he O icial Jou nal o he Eu opean Union. Access o he
In e ne a www.epa eldas.l VDV […] [Lis s o places o he deane ies o Vilnius diocese. 1784 m.]. This Decision shall en e in o o ce on he day ollowing ha o i s publica ion in he O icial Jou nal o he Eu opean Union. VGGS […] Vilnius Go e no a e A comple e lis o se lemen s wi h s a is ical da a on each se lemen , compiled by I. I. Goshke ich. Vilna: The Go e no 's P in ing House, om 1905.
VR […] The mo ning o Vilnius.
VSV: Place names o Vilnius egion. Vilnius, 1940 (machine w i e ); 1945
(co ec ed) The Wiadomość o Łuksz ach, Wižunkach and Ignalinie a e loca ed in ŽTz. This Regula ion shall en e in o o ce on he day ollowing ha o i s publica ion in he O icial Jou nal o he Eu opean Union.
De elopmen and O igin
o Ignalina and I s Name
Summa y
Un il now, he e ha e been s a emen s in scien i ic li e a u e ha he name Ignalina was
i s men ioned in his o ical documen s in 1810, and his place name can be aced o he name
Igna ius o Tyzenhausen. In ac , he se lemen ( olwa k) o Ignalina was i s men ioned in
his o ical documen s in 1840. Meanwhile, Ignalina men ioned in he sou ce o 1810 is no
equi alen o he se lemen conside ed he p edecesso o he ci y o Ignalina. The Ignalina
olwa k was es ablished by he owne s o Vidiškės mano […] he Kamenskis amily, Jonas and
B igi a. The o igin o he place name can be linked o he name o he noble amilys son, Ignacy
Kamieński. The Kamenskis amily owned he se lemen un il
1913.
A icles o he T ea y
Ignalinos mies o i jo a do aida bei kilmė
The da a o his o ical sou ces and he li ing language en ail h ee majo o ms o he
place name used in he Li huanian language: Ignalnka (name o olwa k, homes ead), Ignalnas
(name o olwa k, ailway s a ion, wa che s house, illage, ownship), Ignalinà (Ignãlina)
(name o ailway s a ion, ownship, ci y). Place names Ignalnka, Ignalnas, Ignalinà (Ignãlina)
a e conside ed de i a i es wi h he ignal-, which could ha e o igina ed om he a ian s
su ixes -inas, -in-ka, -ina om he o m o he canonical name Ignãcijus wi h he s em
o he Polish name Ignacy Ignal, Ignala o he Li huanian dialec al o m Ignãlis esul ing om
n ha dening be o e e and de i ing om he abb e ia ed o m Ìgnas: Ignãcijus → Ìgnas →
Ignãlis.
Deli e ed on 15 May 2016
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Lie u ių kalbos ins i u as
This is he case in he case o Pe o
Vileišio g. 5, LT-10308 Vilnius, Li huania.