64 ac a Linguis ica Li huanica LXVI
jonas PaLionis
Resea ch a eas: his o y o Li huanian w i en language, cul u e o he
common language, publica ion and s udy o old Li huanian w i ings,
onomas ics.
The oikoniMai and
hei descendan s
In he 19 h cen u y.
oikonyms o he nemajūnai Pa ish
and hei change in he 19 h cen u y
anno a ion The a icle discusses i y-one oikonimas o he pa ish o Nemajūnai eco ded in
w i en sou ces o he 19 h cen u y. an analysis o he o igin and cons uc ion o he name o
each se lemen e eals ha in he 19 h cen u y, he pa ish was domina ed by pe sonal
su name eponyms. Mos o hem a e made wi h he su ix -isk. wi h p eposi ions -ūnai, -onys,
-ėnai om pe sonal names kilukele as oikonimų, de i ed om appella i es. The la e , acco ding
sių gy enamųjų ie ų a dų už iksuo a mažiau. XiX a. nemajūnų pa apijos me ikuose as a i
o he mo phological o de , a e he o iginal o compound names o se lemen s.
In addi ion o linguis ic knowledge, his o ical commen s a e p o ided o each oikonimo
a icle.
The a icle discusses i y-one oikonyms o Nemayūnai Pa ish eco ded in he 19 h cen u y w i en
sou ces. The analysis o he o igin and o ma ion o each name o se lemen shows ha in he
nine een h cen u y he pa ish was domina ed by he eponyms de i ed om pe sonal names. he
de i a i es wi h he su ix -iskes p e ailed. The e a e ewe names o se lemen s wi h he
su ixes -ūnai, -onys, -ėnai de i ed om pe sonal names. Se e al eponyms which can be aced o
appella i es we e also ound in he 19 h cen u y eco d books o Nemayūnai Pa ish. by hei
mo phemic s uc u e, he la e can be di ided o p ima y o compound names o se lemen s.
apa om linguis ic knowledge, each oikonym is accompanied by he commen s o his o ical ype.
The main wo ds a e: he pa ish o he nobles, he oikonimai, he
o igin, he deed. KeyWo ds: pa ish, eponyms, o igin, wo d- o ma ion o he name
nemajūnų pa apijos oikonimai i jų kai a XiX a.
65 pages o a icles
1 . The pa ish o Pas abos nemaj[…]nų (now pa o P ienų dis ic ) is ela i ely new: i was sepa a ed
om he o me la ge pa ish o Punios only in 1788 (Palionis 2003: 12). Bo h he Li huanian S a e A chi es
and he a chi es o he Chu ch o he Immacula e Concep ion ha e a numbe o sou ces ha allow he
econs uc ion o a ai ly au hen ic 19 h-cen u y synch onous and diach onic image o he pa ish's
iconog aphy. The s a e a chi es o Li huania s o e he books o bap isms, ma iages and dea h
eco ds ( ounda ions 669 and 1044), and he chu ch a chi es s o e pe sonal names (names and
su names). The lis s o he pa ishes exis in 1834, 1842, 1847, 1852, 1857 and 1888. The lis o he pa ishes is
nemažai išpažin ies p iėjusių pa apijos žmonių są ašų su jų gy en omis ie omis i
w i en in Polish and is called Spis Pa a ian Koscioła Niemoniunskiego (sp). The lis s o Vėlesnieji (1852,
1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1857, 1888) a e w i en in Russian (in Cy illic cha ac e s)3. The la e lis s a e mo e
impo an o de e mining he quan i y and quali y o he oikonims o he pa ishes o he XX cen u y,
because hey gi e he names o he se lemen s in he o m o a su name. Me ic deeds usually
indica e hei ep esen a i e (in Polish w i en wi h he p e ix z ze, w (o in Russian depu y […] su , въ).
The e o e, he ocabula y o X.X. a. oikonimų in his a icle elies mainly on he a o emen ioned lis s,
and he me ic da a is used only as an addi ional sou ce. These lis s con ain no only he names,
su names and places o esidence o he people who ha e made he con ession, bu also he ypes o
places o esidence (mano , mano house, illage, ownship, mano house […]zascianka[…], iensėdis,
bajo kaimis […]okolica[…]) and he numbe o se lemen s ([…]dūmų[…]). Thus, he lis s o speake s a e
e y in o ma i e no only in linguis ic bu also in his o ical e ms. In e ms o s a is ics, he numbe o
inhabi an s o he pa ish o Nemajūnai a he end o he lis s o 1852-1857 is aluable: 1852 […] 1856 […]
2143 […] 1854 […] 203 […] 1855 […] 206 […] 2000 […] 1857 […] 1949 people (app o ed by he dean o Me kinė, Pe o
Kaminsko (Kaminsky). The ollowing is an alphabe ical lis o all he names eco ded in he lis s, wi h
linguis ic and his o ical commen s a ached o each o he 1 abou he o igin and his o y o he names
o he ic ims. I 's called Palionis Jonah. because o he his o y and o igin o he place name
Nemaj[…]nai. 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. The name o he se lemen is gi en by wo
ac onyms: gai enis kazimie as, keinys s asys. A dic iona y o spoken e ms. 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. The a icle 3 mainly e e s o he lis s
o 1834, 18521857 and 1888, as he e we e no mo e s iking changes in he oikonymy in he lis s o 18421847.
In 1857, he lis s we e compiled in o a book called he Book o In e p e e s and In e p e e s o he
Roman Ca holic Chu ch (kn). The au ho is e y g a e ul o he pa ish p ies o Bi s ona and Nemajūnai,
Monsigno Jon Danile ich, o allowing him o use hese books. Only he unclea name o he gallows in
he 1888 lis , dAGLEB, is no included.
66 ac a Linguis ica Li huanica LXVI oikonimo. This is he i s ime ha he Li huanian
jonas PaLionis
language has been used in he Eu opean Union. The e m "oikonomy" is de i ed om
he wo d "oikonomy" ( om which he wo d "oikonomy" is de i ed), which is o en
used o e e o he e ymology o he wo d "oikonomy" ( om which he wo d
"oikonomy" is de i ed). In addi ion, he lis o equencies indica es he ela ionship
o he oikonym o he second hal o he 15 h cen u y […] he i s hal o he 13 h
cen u y in he me ics o he pa ish o Punias wi h ixed co espondences (usually
ma ked as he ea lies in which a pa icula oikonym is ound in 2008). The connec ion
me ai). am ikslui em asi šio s aipsnio au o iaus da bais (Palionis 2003 i Palionis
be ween he oikonima o he pa ish o Nemajūnai in he 19 h cen u y and he p esen
day has also no been e ealed: he p esence o absence o each oikonima has been
e i ied by compa ing i wi h he da a o he Bi š onas senūnija, o which mos o he a eas o his pa ish belong.
2. oikoniMų žodynėLis ound in he sou ces unde conside a ion XiX a. The dic iona y o
oikonimų o he pa ish o nemajūnai is he e compiled in he usual alphabe ical o de . he
au hen ic o assumed o ms o he Li huanian su name (p in ed in capi al le e s) a e
es o ed om he Polish o Russian-language su names in he headings o i s lis s.
Following he co espondence o he sou ces indica ed in hese acing links, he
commen s o he a o emen ioned na u e a e lis ed below, longe o sho e , depending
on he a ailable da a on he oikonim. Fo easons o economy, he li e a u e and sou ces
used in he commen s shall be indica ed by ce ain abb e ia ions, he lis o which is gi en
a he end o he a icle. Since he lis s o 1852-1857 w i en in Russian a e almos
indis inguishable om each o he , he lis s o 1852 a e mos o en men ioned in he
commen s, while o he s a e aised in he squa e di e ences, o which he e a e e y
ew. in some cases, he es o a ion o he i le o ms is p oblema ic. Howe e , he e a e
no many such cases, because: 1) many o he oikons eco ded in he sou ces o he 19 h
cen u y ha e su i ed o he p esen day and we e eco ded in he second olume o he
La sž ii (Adminis a i e-Te i o ial Di ision o he Li huanian SSR) published in 1975, and 2)
i was possible o check many o hese oikons in he Bi š ono seniūnija, whose e i o y
co e s a la ge pa o he pa ish o Anousia. In addi ion, some o he names a e known o
he au ho o his a icle, who was bo n and aised in his pa ish.
Fo p oblema icly es o ed eponymous i le o ms, hese (obse able clauses) will be dis inguished:
be žinė? I 's pa ly a joke. The e is no doub ha he la e oikonim exis s in he language o he
g ea Nemun kilpos o he coun ymen: I mysel ha e hea d i om he language o he people o
ha coun y. Bu ha he was X.X.A. 5 o he in o ma ional assis ance gi en o me, who w o e his
a icle, I am e y g a e ul o he elde o Bi s on, John Kede .
nemajūnų pa apijos oikonimai i jų kai a XiX a.
The e a e no da a o 67 a icles as a subs i u e o dzingeliškių (ž . wo ding).
The e is also no ce ain y abou he Be zinese o Be zinese eponyms, as he e is
abou he Li huanian-Russian co espondences o he Dubia. bab aViČia
(Bob owicze sp, Bob o ice kn) he name o he pali a ko, he o me le side o
Veknė, nea he well-known 19 h-cen u y i s hal o he w i e S anislo
Mo a ski's mansion. This name is men ioned as ea ly as 1659 in Ac No. 70 o he
pa ish o K zysz o Me ycz, whe e he e is also he su name o Mykola
Bab uczewski (Bob owicz), indica ing he o igin o he name o he pa ish. In he
case o he Uni ed Kingdom, he Cou o Fi s Ins ance uled ha he Cou o
Fi s Ins ance did no ha e ju isdic ion o hea he appeal agains he judgmen
o he Cou o Fi s Ins ance. Was sulie u in a o a be žinė, be žynė used and is
lie u in a kaimo a do o ma Bab ónys, ku i iksuo a i La sž ii 21.
now used in independen Li huania be o e Šiauliai? The name o he illage, ixed in
1852 wice, bu no ound in he sp, is also unknown om he me ic ac s o he
pa ish o Punios in he XV-XVIII cen u y. I 's he name o he illage ha La sž ii 33
and LVži i 449 a e om, om he dis ic o Aly aus bu imonių apylinkė? The e is
no such illage wi hin he bounda ies o he p esen -day pa ish o Nemajūnai. he
o igin o i s name is ela ed o he common wo d bé zs.
Bučunai (Buczuny sp, Bučuny kn) is a illage name o pe sonal o igin, de i ed om he
su name Bučin, which in u n de i es om he su name Bùčius o Bučs (LPž i 326).
The la e was eco ded in Ac No. 202 o he Punios s.m. o 1664. I is in e es ing o
no e ha his oikonim is eco ded as ea ly as 1555 in he Mažosios Lie u os
šal iniuose (see del u ienė 2006: 133). This name has su i ed o he p esen day. būd
(Buda sp, Buda kn) […] he name o he illage, ela ed o he common wo d […]a small
house[…]. This name is qui e common and is used no only o illages, bu also o
lakes, moun ains, o es s and o he places o ma k (LVž i 588[…]590), as well as as a
su name (LPž i 327). In e es ingly, in he lis s o 1853, 1854 and e en 1888, wo Buddhas
a e eco ded: Buddha oLiMoji (Buda dalsha) and Buddha a iMoji (Buda bliša). This
appa en ly p o ided he basis o he acquisi ion o he p esen mul i- own illage
o m o b[…]dos (La sž ii 42; LVž i 588). cegenia (Cegelnia kn) he name o he illage
whe e he b ick used o be, appa en ly. i is a clea bo owing om he Polish
cegielnia, eco ded al eady in he 1888 lis , bu no no ed in he 15 h-17 h cen u y
me ic books o he pa ish o Puni. In he ea ly 20 h cen u y, he name o he illage
was changed o La s. diMŠeViČia (Dymszewicze sp, Dymše iče kn) he name o he
illage, p obably de i ed om he su name dÌMŠa, which, as indica ed by he
me ical ac s o he pa ish o Punios, had no ye been se led in he second hal o
he 15 h cen u y (Palionis 2008: 83[…]84). bu i s
I is loca ed on he Polish map o 1921, bu no a no h o he illage o Dzingeliski.
In he case o Linguis ica Li uaniana Ac No. 68, he p ocess o nomina ion had
jonas PaLionis
al eady begun. In 1659 he name o he illage was changed o Dymyshyi, and in 1665
he name o he illage was changed o Dymyshyi (Dymyshyi) o Dymyshyi
(Dymyshyi). he name o he illage is p obably also e lec ed in he di e en
cu ed o ms o he illage ound in he Puni me ics: sM n . 161 de Dimszwicze //
sM n . 210 de Dimszewicze. La e , as he sou ces discussed (bu no in o icial
w i ings) show, he la e o m became mo e common. Howe e , in common
pa lance, in addi ion o Dimishi and Dimishi, he cu en name o he illage could
also be used, which is no ed in he 1738 book o ma iages o he pa ish o Puni
(s.m. no. 103): de Dimishi. Wha abou Dubai? (Dubia spp.) […] his is he name o a
p oblema ic gallows ([…]zos inkų[…]), he name (de Dube) is known al eady om he
second hal o he 15 h cen u y in Punios sM 1658 ac no. 59 and is qui e common in
la e ac s, w i en in he i s hal o he 15 h cen u y (Palionis 2003: 162; Palionis
andamas ik 1888 m. są aše i ne iksuo as anks esniuose XiX a. są ašuose. oks
2008: 262). Howe e , why i is no eco ded in he ea lie 19 h-cen u y sou ces
unde conside a ion can only be specula ed. Maybe he head was e y small, o did
i s inhabi an s used o belong o ano he pa ish? O pe haps i was simply ha
he 1834 compile s o he lis omi ed he name o a se lemen , which was no
included by la e w i e s o he lis s.
Now such an oikonimas is unknown in he pa ish o Nemayun. The name o he assembly,
which was eco ded only in he 1854 lis . i is he mos likely e sion o he pe son who
w o e he lis , he Li huanian o m o which is ep oduced he e. The lis says he e
we e h ee people in his mee ing. dLiVa Škės (Dwo aliszki sp, D o ališky kn) is a e y
clea name o an old illage, de i ed om he common wo d d a lis, p obably belonging
o he illage a ha ime. The illage o his name is eco ded as ea ly as he second
hal o he 15 h cen u y (1660 km no. 87, 88 and so on) and belonged o he pa ish o
Punios, la e included in he a ea o he pa ish o Nemajūnai. i has su i ed o he
p esen day, bu i belongs o he pa ish o Jezno.
dzÌngeLiŠkės ([…]uki lub Dzingielis[…]ki sp, Dzyngeliski kn, spp) […] illage, eco ded in he 1825
census, he 1831 ma iage (ze wsi Dzingeliszek) and he 1834 census as a eplacemen o he
illage, he name o which does no appea in la e lis s, This is he i s ime in he his o y o
pa adinimas, be abejonės, kilęs iš pa a dės dzÌngeLis7, ku i sa o uož u iš
dzÌnga (LPž i 556). iš šios pas a osios kM 1669 m. n . 952 i sM 1679 m.
he coun y ha he name o he dis ic has been changed o he name o he municipali y o
he municipali y o he municipali y o he municipali y o he municipali y o he municipali y
o he municipali y o he municipali y o he municipali y o he municipali y o he
municipali y o he municipali y o he municipali y o he municipali y o he municipali y o he municipali y o he municipali y o he municipali y o he municipali y o he municipali y o he municipali y o he municipali y o he municipali y o he municipali y o he municipali y.

nemajūnų pa apijos oikonimai i jų kai a XiX a.
69s aipsniai / a icles
The al e na i e e e ence in he lis is also p obably misleading:
Dzingliškės and žiūka, as la e sou ces indica e, we e supposed o be
sepa a e illages, see žiūkai.
See also D ze wy9. I 's he Mischie .
MoniŠkės (Fo maniszki sp, Fu maniški kn) his is he name o an old mano and
illage o non-Li huanian o igin, al eady eco ded in he me ics o he Punios
1659 m. (kM n . 27) i bu o išlikęs ligi XX a. idu io. daba jis jau išnykęs,
nes nepaminė as La sž ii. 1852 m. są aše jis pa adin as „имѣнiе Фурманишки“,
chu ch as a mano , as well as in he 1888 lis . This name comes om he Ge man
su name Fù monas = Fuh mann ‘ ehicle (pl. LPž i 600). As he name o he mano
LaV his oikonym is w i en ku MoniŠkės (p. 16). This name is also eco ded in he
lis o 1844 (ku Maniszki). geLežnai (Giełazuny sp, Gyelažuý kn) is an old man o
su name o igin, bo n in 1658 as geLažnas, LPž i 646, who in u n came om geLžius
sM 9 minimas kaimo pa adinimas. jis kilęs iš pa a dės geLežnas ( a miš-
( a miškai geLažius). such a name, wi hou any change, has emained o he
p esen . Gliniskė (Glinißki sp.) he name o he galud a , eco ded only in he 1834
census. I is men ioned ha he e is only one smoke, i.e. one amily li ing in i . such
a name is no ound in ei he he XV[…]XVIII o he XX cen u y books on me ics. I
is possible ha i is o su name o igin, a ising om *gLinius o *gLinys (plg.
su names GLINVIČIUS, GLINICKAS LPž i 683) and did no exis o a long ime. The e is
no eco d o him in ei he S.G. o La sj ii. T ue, he illage o S.G. Liniski is
eco ded om he pa ish o Augus a, bu i is unlikely ha any aliens ha e
eme ged om he pa ish o Nemajūnai. Gjus (Gay spp.) […] gallbladde , no ed only
in he 1888 lis . as can be seen om he gi en Russian co espondence, i is a
bo owed name […] sla ism, de i ed om he Bulga ian o Polish common wo d gaj
[…]miškelis, gi ai ė[…]. I was eco ded in Lachish II, 88 B.C. and is s ill ex an .
jackeViČia (Jackiewicze sp, Jacke iče kn) he name o he illage is ound in all he lis s unde
conside a ion, excep in 1888, which a ose om he ob iously Sla ic su name jackViČius (LPž i 781).
In many Me ic ac s, such a illage is e e ed o as jackÓnys, which has su i ed o he p esen
pa adinimas iksuo as jau 1665 m. sM n . 226, be ėliau ( u bū XX a.) sulie-
day ( eco ded in La sž ii 100). 8 dzingiszki, as he name o he illage and he pali a ko, indica ed
om daukšių pa . kal a ijos pa ie o (sg
1881: 296).
9 This name is ound only in he me ic ac s o he pa ish o Nemajūnai in he middle o he 19 h cen u y
(1830-1870 pe iod), e.g. in Zascianku Dze wy (gM 1833), in Zascianku Dze wach (kM0 1835). I is some imes
used in a di e en o m he e: w zascianku Dze wa (kM0 1830). in he examined lis s, he illage is no
called ei he Dze wy o Dze wa.
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J[…]ndiŠkės (Jundziliški sp, Yuoundziliski kn) […] is he old name o he illage,
eco ded in all he sou ces o he 19 h cen u y unde conside a ion. I is men ioned
as ea ly as 1659 in he K.M. No. 99 o Puno and in la e me ical ac s o his pa ish. has
su i ed o he p esen day, bu is said o be in decline. I is undoub edly de i ed
om he su name JndiLa (LPž i 854). In his case, he d ins ead o he dz is mos likely
due o he in luence o he Polish dialec (in he juks due o he Polish dialec ). In
his illage, on he le bank o he Ve kně, he e was also he amous us onė
mano (see below us onė), whose wooden esiden ial house has su i ed o his day.
The name o he uni was eco ded in he lis s o 1853 and 1854. I is no longe in
he 1888 lis . The name o Sla ic o igin, exis ed, appa en ly, o a e y sho ime,
because he e is no La sž ii. He e i is gi en wi h i s ini ial K, because P could
ha dly ha e been used in Li huanian (P, appa en ly, a ose due o he in luence o
he Polish language, plg. le. pleban).
The name o he illage o Ka eliškės (Ka elyškės spp.) […] is eco ded only in
he 1888 lis and as he name o he illage […] La sž ii 125 om he dis ic o
Ježno. in he ea ly, XV-XVIII and XI-X cen u ies, i is no no ed in he sou ces o
he i s hal . i s o igin, like mos o he s, is also he su name […] om
KARV[…]LIS (LPž i 396). now he illage o his name belongs o he pa ish o
Jiezno. Ma inÓnys (Ma ynione sp, Ma тынанce kn) is he name o an old
illage, de i ed om he nickname Ma inas (LPž i 167). This name was ixed in
1675 and is ound in almos all he lis s unde conside a ion, excep (pe haps
unno iced by he w i e ?) he 1888 lis . I 's also La sj ii 173. Ma išionys
(Ma yaßance sp, Ma eshance // Ma eshanci kn) is also he name o he illage
o he same name, as well as he o igin o he nickname. I is possible ha his
name o igina ed om Ma iŠionis < Ma iŠius (plg. le. Maciej is a "Mo iejus". I
is men ioned as ea ly as 1659 and is e y common in he sou ces o he 19 h
cen u y. As you know, ou amous o a o , Jonas Kazlauskas (1930-1970) is om
his illage. MìŠiŠkės (Misiszki, Misziszki sp; Michišky kn) is a se lemen and
illage ha appea ed in he second hal o he 15 h cen u y. In he in en o y
o he Punian sena e o Feb ua y 6, 1767, his name does no ye appea . On
he 11 h o May, 1782, Ca he ine o Puno, daugh e o Mischie , died. Mischie
apijos kM ak e n . 450 jau minima s epo Paukščio (P aszynski) i ka e inos
is also men ioned
1783, 1784, and he subsequen Ac s o Me ica ion.
See also pa ag aph 10. Palionis 2001: 77. This is he i s ime ha he Commission has been able o ind a solu ion o his p oblem.
The o iginal o he in en o y is in he manusc ip sec ion o he V uble sky Lib a y o he Li huanian
Academy o Sciences, 136[…]75.
The Twel e Me ics o Bap ism in he A chi es o S . Paul's Chu ch
nemajūnų pa apijos oikonimai i jų kai a XiX a.
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The illage o Mišiši consis s o wo pa s, sepa a ed by he o es o
Vėžióngi ė: he eas e n pa on he le side o he o es (looking om he
no h) and he wes e n pa on he igh side, nea he igh bank o he
Nemun. The la e X.X. cen u y was dubiously called: in he middle o his
cen u y, Je as, and a he end, Zos inkoMis13. A he ime o Li huania's
independence, he language-speci ic name o his non-Li huanian illage was
eplaced by he o icial name o MiŠiŠkių an ųjų (w i en in Romanian nume als ii)14.
The name o he illage can be de i ed om he name o he illage and can be
explained by he i s [k] all as a esul o dissimila ion, since he wo illages
we e es ablished in he cu -o a eas o he Vėžiongi o es . I is now on he
e ge o ex inc ion, and he o es s om which he au ho o his a icle
comes no longe ha e pe manen inhabi an s and a e classi ied as pa o he
also e y dense Peel's Fo es (see below).
MibeLės (Moybaly kn, Molbiel spp) is a name eco ded in 1852 in he lis as he
name o a illage, in 1888 in he lis as a se lemen , and in he 20 h cen u y
as a illage (La sž ii 189). The o igin o his name is unclea , p obably no
Li huanian. I doesn' say "sg". MLiŠkės (Mulißki sp, Mulisky kn) as well as
Moibelių, in 1834 and 1852 eco ded as a sea , in 1888 as a galud a io, and la e
as he name o he illage (La sž ii 191). The e is no doub ha i is o noble
o igin, composed o MuL[…]s o M[…]Lius (ž . LPž ii 280). The illage wi h his
name has no ye disappea ed.
Na ay (Na a i spp) is he name o a illage ha was ou side he bounda ies o he
pa ish o Nemajūnai, bu was included in he lis o his pa ish in 1888. i s Russian
name is misspelled in he lis due o me a hesis. i was supposed o belong o
Balbie iškio pa ish a ha ime. i s o igin is mos likely a su name: om he su name Na as
(See also pa ag aph 295).
*naujaku iai (Новосiолки spp) – galud a io pa adinimas, ne iksuo as anks es-
in he lis s, unknown om la e sou ces (La sž ii is also missing). NeiČnai (Nieczuny sp, Nečuny kn) is
one o he oldes illage names, eco ded as ea ly as 1658 in Ac No. 19 o he Punios sM. Judging by he
equency o i s consump ion in he me ics, by he 15 h cen u y, he mus ha e been a genius. 1834 m.
lis 13 The name zÕs inkos is de i ed om he Polish zaścianki […]place beyond he wall[…] (as he
Li huanian equi alen o a ce ain e i o ial uni zaścianek is used by me in he end). I is also
eco ded in he Polish map o 1921 (P ienų lap 023): Misiszki ii. Read mo e. 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.
15 oikonimas MiŠkiŠkiai consumed eco ded in 1685 and 1688 in he me ics o he pa ish o Molė ų,
2004: 163.
In Ac a Linguis ica Li hunica, no. 8 is men ioned. his su name o igina es om he
jonas PaLionis
non-Chinese (LPž ii 313). I 's no as small as i used o be. such an oikonym has also
exis ed in Li huania Mino
(del u ienė 2006: 170) This Decision is add essed o he Membe S a es.
Don' wo y abou i . Don' wo y abou i .
see ga liauskas Nemaninai (Niemaniuny sp, Némonyuny kn) […] his is he name o he pa ish
chu ch and a mhouse in ques ion, which appea ed ins ead o XVii[…]XVIII in he me ics ac s. I is
suspec ed ha he o m Nemani[…]nai may ha e been composed by some me ic w i e
Nemajūnas in connec ion wi h he name o he local Polish-speaking sal wa e i e nieMan (see
Palionis 2010). In 1834 he lis men ions he owne o he Nemaniūnai mano J. W. Romuald
Dankiewicz, 42 yea s old.
Pabe zy (Polish: Pabe zy) […] iensėdis, eco ded only in he lis o 1852, is no ound
in o he sou ces o he 19 h cen u y. So i p obably exis ed o a sho ime. The
o igin o he name is clea ly he su name […] om PabÉ žis (LPž ii 358). Pad a ìŠkės
(Pod o yškės kn) is an old name o he illage o su name o igin ( om he su name
Pad a ìŠkis), men ioned as ea ly as 1658 s.M. no. 16. Somehow i is no in he 1834 lis
(maybe i was no in he pa ish hen?), bu i appea s in 1888.
in he lis .
Pana ìŠkės (Pona yßki sp, Pana yšky kn) is he name o he sea , eco ded in
he ma iage ac (z Pana yszek) o 1828, in he lis s o 1834 and 1852, and la e
became he name o he illage (La sž ii 224). Appa en ly, his is no a e y old name,
as i is no no ed in he me ics o he pa ishes o Puni in he XVXVIII cen u ies. His
su name is mos likely Pöno a, Pöno as, LPž ii 390. PaneM[…]nė (Poniemunie sp,
Понемуне kn) […] is he name o a mano , a hamle and a illage, ound in all he lis s
unde conside a ion. His o igins a e clea , ela ed o Nemun. A illage o ha name
s ill exis s oday. he name o he illage, i s o igin is ela ed o he Veknė i e . I
PaVe kniaĨ (Powiechnia sp, Поверхнiе kn) – galud a io, pali a ko, o ėliau i
has a long his o y: i was no ed in he Puni me ics in 1670 and has su i ed o he
p esen day. I is ound in he 1834 and 1852 census. he name PaVe knė could also be
es o ed om he cu ed o m, bu wi h ega d o he Li huanian language he e
is no such hing as a non-cu sed o m (wi h an uncu sed end) and he cu en o m
and he a ia ions o he anome ic ansli e a ion, he au hen ic is conside ed
he plu al o m o he masculine genus (i is also eco ded in La sž ii 235).
PeLšiŠkės (Pieleszyszki sp, Peleshišky kn) is a small se lemen o slum nea he
sou he n pa o he uninhabi ed chu ch dis ic , which also has an old his o y. i s
name is o unce ain o igin. judging om he uncommon non-majo i y place names
in he pa ish wi h he o m -iskes, de i ed om su names, i can be assumed ha
nemajūnų pa apijos oikonimai i jų kai a XiX a.
79 h a icle
LaV […] places o esidence in Li huania. The ci y o Kaunas, 1925. LPž iii
dic iona y o Li huanian su names 12. Vilnius: Science, 1985 o 1989. This is he
i s ime ha he Eu opean Pa liamen has been consul ed on his ma e .
Lsł iV […] Polish language by Samuela Bogumiła Linde 4. The ci y o Lwow, 1860.
LVž i bilkis Laimu is, Maciejauskienė Vi alija, Ma ija, which is di ided in o wo
pa s. Li huanian place name dic iona y. Vilnius: Ins i u e o he Li huanian
Language, 2008. Maciejuskienė-Vi alija, Oikonomi o he pa ishes o Lankeliškiai in he chu ch book o he se en een h cen u y. […]A chi um Li huanicum 11, 159[…]188. […]A chi um Li huanicum 11, 159[…]188. […]A chi um Li huanicum 11, 159[…]188. […]A chi um Li huanicum 11, 159[…]188. […]A chi um Li huanicum […] is loca ed in he dis ic o he same name.
Mo awski S anisław ( o me ly known as Mo awski S anisław)
1858: om Me ecza o Kowna. This is Teka Wileńska 6, 77. John Paul II: The
Bi hplace o John Paul II: The Bi hplace o John Paul II: The Bi hplace o John Paul II: The Bi hplace o John Paul II: The Bi hplace o John Paul II: The Bi hplace o John Paul II: The Bi hplace o John Paul II: The Bi hplace o John Paul II: The Bi hplace o John Paul II.
in me ics. […] Bal is ica 36 (1), 77[…]80. Wha is he name o he company?
John Palionis: Pe sonal names and place names o he second hal o he 17 h cen u y in he
pa ish o Punia. Vilnius: Ins i u e o Science and Encyclopedia Publishing Palionis jonas 2008:
pe sonal names and place names o he i s hal o he XVII cen u y end o he XVIII cen u y
in he pa ish o Punias. Vilnius: Science and encyclopedia publishing house. PALIOTHY, John, in
he illage o Mischie . […] Daina a 2 (20), 41 […] 45. […] Wha is he name o he song? Sa a o ich
Jan 1956: Li huanian place names in -iszki. Onomas ic 2, 15 and 63. […] Słownik sg Geog aphical
Kingdom o Poland and o he Sla ic coun ies. Wa saw: nigh . Philip o Sulimie and
Władysław Walewski, om 1880 o 1914.
oikonyms o he nemajūnai Pa ish
and hei change in he 19 h cen u y
Based on he bap ism, ma iage and dea h eco d books s o ed in he Li huanian s a e a chi es
and he lis s o pa ishione s going o con ession da ing back o 1834, 1844, 1847, 1852, 1857 and 1888
which a e kep a he Nemajūnai chu ch a chi es, he a icle analyzes he 19 h cen u y o
Pa ishikonymy o Nemajūnai. In his analysis o he names o nine een h-cen u y se lemen s, he
au ho elied mos ly on he lis s o pa ishione s going o con ession, as hey p o ide he names
o se lemen s in he nomina i e case ( he eco d books usually indica e hei geni i e case).
Wha 's mo e, he a o emen ioned lis s do no only include he names, su names, and places o
esidence o he people going o con ession, bu also he ype o esiden ial a ea ( illage, small
own, single-homes ead u al se lemen , e c.), and he 1834 lis also speci ies he numbe o
homes eads in a se lemen . The e o e, he said lis s a e highly in o ma i e in bo h linguis ic and
his o ical e ms.

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jonas PaLionis
ac a Linguis ica Li huanica LXVI
The analysis o he o igin o i y-one eponyms o he pa ish eco ded in nine een h-cen u y
w i en sou ces leads o he conclusion ha he majo i y o he names o se lemen s om his
pa ish can be aced o he eponyms de i ed om pe sonal names. he numbe o de i a i es ha
can be aced o physiog aphic e ms is sligh ly lowe (a ound 13), while o he s cons i u e he place
names o obscu e o non-Li huanian o igin. In e ms o mo phemic s uc u e, he oikonyms wi h he
su ix -iškės de i ed om su names o se lemen s wi h he su ixes -ūnai, -onys, -ėnai de i ed
sonal names p e ailed in nemajūnai Pa ish in he 19 h cen u y. in o al, 14 names o se le-
men s wi h his su ix we e ound in he sou ces unde analysis. he eco ded numbe o he
om pe sonal names is lowe : - […] 4 cases, *-onys […] 3 cases and -ėnai […] 2 cases. by hei
mo phemic s uc u e, he oikonyms de i ed om appella i es can be di ided in o p ima y and
compound.
Deli e ed on 5 May 2011
jonas PaLionis
The Uni e si y o Vilnius
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.