Aistis, Aistė

Origin: Lithuanian
Meaning: “Aistian.”
(I-stis); (I-stay)

Both names are derived from an old Baltic source, the name of an ancient Baltic tribe, known as the Aistians, and mentioned by Tacitus in Germania. Aistis is the male form, while Aistė is the feminine version. Aistis’ name-day is December 11, and Aistė is reserved for April 19.

Aistė appeared in Lithuania’s Top 20 Most Popular Female Names between 1999-2004, peaking as the 12th most popular female name in 2001.

A known bearer of this name is the Lithuanian singer Aistė Smilgevičiūtė (b. 1977).

Other feminine forms include

• Aista (Polish) – rare
• Aistėja (ice-TAY-ah)
• Aiste (ICE-teh)
• Aistutė (ice-TOO-tey)

Another masculine form:

• Aistijus (ICE-too-oos)

Translations:

This name has no equivalents in other languages other than the unusual Polish form of Aista. However, here are some potential hypothetical equivalents in a few choice languages:

FEMALE

• Aïstée, Aïstoutée (French)
• Aista (Latin)
• Aistē (Latvian)
• Aistea (Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish)
• Ista (I-stah) (English).

MALE

• Aisteus, Aistius (Danish, Dutch, English, German, Latin)
• Aïsté (French)
• Aisteusz (Polish)

SOURCES

• https://www.tevu-darzelis.lt/vaiku-vardai/aiste/
• https://www.vardai.org/vardo-reiksme/Aiste/
• http://vardai.vlkk.lt/vardas/Aiste
• https://www.behindthename.com/name/aiste20

UPDATED ON 03/22/2023