Baltakis

Baltakis
Lithuanian surname
m.:	Baltakis
f.: (unmarried)	Baltakytė
f.: (married)	Baltakienė
f.: (short)	Baltakė

Baltakis is a Lithuanian surname originated from the Lithuanian nickname "Baltakis" literally meaning "white-eyed".[1] A number of Lithuanian placenames are named after their founders or owners with this name: lt:Baltakiškė, lt:Baltakiškis, lt:Baltakiškės apylinkė.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Algimantas Baltakis [lt] (1930–2022), Lithuanian poet, literary critic, editor, translator
• Kęstutis Baltakis [de] (born 1957), Lithuanian badminton player
• Paulius Antanas Baltakis (1925–2019), Lithuanian Roman Catholic prelate

See also

• All pages with titles containing Baltakis
• All pages with titles containing Baltakienė
• All pages with titles containing Baltakytė
• All pages with titles containing Baltakė

References

1. Juozas Kudirka , The Lithuanians:An Ethnic Portrait, section Lithuanian surnames (translation of the book: Juozas Kudirka, Lietuviai: etniniai bruožai, 1991)