Vilmantas

Vilmantas is a Lithuanian pre-Christian name that consists of two stems: -vil- is associated with the word viltis, "hope" (search for "Vilbutas" in the LSD)[1], -mant- is thought to be associated with the word manyti, "to think, "to know", as in mantus, "clever", "cunning" (search for "Vilbutas" in the LSD).

Notable people with the name include:

• Benediktas Vilmantas Rupeika, Lithuanian politician
• Vilmantas Dilys (born 1987) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player
• Vilmantas Marcinkevičius (born 1969), Lithuanian painter
• Vilmantas Tamošaitis [lt], Lithuanian military commander

References

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