Alekna
| Alekna | |
|---|---|
| Lithuanian surname | |
| m.: | Alekna |
| f.: (unmarried) | Aleknaitė |
| f.: (married) | Aleknienė |
| Related names | Olechno, Alekhna/Olekhno, Alyakhno/Alyokhna |
Alekna is a Lithuanian-language surname and a historical diminutive derived from East Slavic Alexei or Aleksandr (corresponding to Belarusian Alekhna/Olekhno, Polish Olechno, and Russian Alyakhno/Alyokhna), which is a cognate of Alexius or Alexander.[1]
Notable people
Notable people who bear this name include:
- Alekna Sudimantaitis, Alekna, son of Sudimantas (died 1490/1491), Lithuanian noble
- Jurgis Alekna (1873–1952), Lithuanian physician and activist
- Martynas Alekna (born 2000), Lithuanian discus thrower
- Mykolas Alekna (born 2002), Lithuanian discus thrower
- Vilija Aleknaitė-Abramikienė (born 1957), Lithuanian politician and musicologist
- Virgilijus Alekna (born 1972), Lithuanian discus thrower
See also
- All pages with titles containing Alekna
- All pages with titles containing Aleknaite
- All pages with titles containing Alekniene
References
- ↑ "Alekna – Pavardžių duomenų bazė" [Alekna – Surname database]. ekalba.lt. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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