Baltakis Explained

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:,, .

Notable people with the surname include:

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

Notes and References

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