Surname

Jonavičius

“descendant of Jonas”

Jonavičius is a surname. It is used in Lithuanian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Jonavičius goes back to a word meaning “descendant of Jonas.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Built from Lithuanian Jonas + -avičius.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Jonavičius’s family of names

In Lithuanian usage, Jonavičius as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Polish form JANOWICZ. In Lithuanian usage, Jonavičius as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Johnson. In Lithuanian usage, Jonavičius as a surname has a related form in JONAITIS.

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JonavičiusJonaitisJohnsonJanowicz

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Around the world

Jonavičius has relatives in 3 languages.

3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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