Paškevičius Explained

Paškevičius is a Lithuanian-language surname from the Belarusian surname Pashkevich, which ultimately comes from the East Slav personal name Pashka, a diminutive of Pavel (Paul).^[1] Notable people with this surname include:

• (Aldona Liobytė-Paškevičienė, 1915–1985), award-winning Lithuanian children's author, playwright, translator and actress
• (1843-1914), Russian Imperial army general in medicine, activist of Lithuanian cultural society Rūta
• Marius Paškevičius (born 1979), Lithuanian judoka
• Ona Dokalskaitė-Paškevičienė (1912-2007), Lithuanian painter

Notes and References

1. Web site: Udzila. Algis. ŽVILGSNIS Į PAVARDŽIŲ LOBYNĄ. A Glance at the treasure of surnames. Lithuanian. Paškevičius – iš brus. Paškievič (iš rytų slavų asmenvardžio formos Paška)..