Kaniava

Kaniava
Village
Kaniava Location in Varėna district municipality Location of Varėna district in Lithuania
Coordinates: 54°05′38″N 24°42′22″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Alytus County
Municipality	Varėna
Eldership	Kaniavos [lt] (Kaniava)
Population  (2011 Census)[1]
• Total	23
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Kaniava is a village in Kaniavos eldership [lt], Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village had a population of 39 people.[2] At the 2011 census, the population was 23.[1]

Etymology

The name Kaniava is of unclear origin. It may come from the river of the same name (Kaniava River, Kaniavėlė River) which may be of Finno-Ugric descent (for example, from Estonian: kaan 'a leech') or may be same origin as Slavic words kanja, kania, каня 'a buzzard. Otherwise, the village name may be of prior origin and could come from personal names: Lithuanian: Kãniava, Kaniáuka, Kanáuka, Kãniovas, Belarusian: Конеў, Russian: Конев which ultimately descends from Slavic конь 'a horse'. It could be even a common name kaniava, конеў which could mean 'a stableman'.[3]

References

1. "Population by locality". Statistics Lithuania. Archived from the original (XLS website=web.stat.gov.lt) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013. {{cite web}}: Missing pipe in: |format= (help)
2. Alytaus apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002. p. 54. ISBN 9986-589-83-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23.
3. Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 28. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.