Brazys

Brazys
Lithuanian surname
m.:Brazys
f.: (unmarried)Brazytė
f.: (married)Brazienė

Brazys is a Lithuanian given name and surname, probably a truncation of the given name Ambrazas, i.e., Ambrosius. Similar names are Brazas, Brožys, Bražas, similar to Polish names Brozik, Brożek from "Ambroży".[1]

It gave rise to the patronymic surname Brazaitis.

References

  1. ^ Dictionary of Lithuanian Names (use "Search" field)
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