Montvila

Montvila
Lithuanian surname
m.:	Montvila
f.: (unmarried)	Montvilaitė
f.: (married)	Montvilienė
Related names	Montwiłł

Montvila is a Lithuanian surname, variant of Mañtvila, which is a compound name man(t)- + -vil. The root mant- is thought to be associated with the word 'manýti, "to think, " to know", as in mantus, "clever", "cunning". The root vel/vil is associated with the word vìltis, "hope".[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Juozapas Montvila(1850–1911), Polish-Lithuanian social worker, bank owner and philanthropist
• Vytautas Montvila (1 June 1935 – 13 July 2003) was a Lithuanian composer, bassoonist and sound engineer
• Vytautas Montvila (poet) [lt] (1902–1941), Lithuanian poet, translator

See also

• All pages with titles containing Montvila
• All pages with titles containing Montviliene
• All pages with titles containing Montvilaite

References

1. Surname database, entry based on Lietuvių pavardžių žodynas, (ats. red. A. Vanagas, autoriai A. Vanagas, V. Maciejauskienė, M. Razmukaitė). Vilnius: Mokslas, 1985, T. 1; 1989, T. 2.