Gender: Feminine
Origin: Lithuanian
Meaning: “bright; clear; pure.”
(SKY-stay)
The name is derived from the Lithuanian, skaisti, meaning, “clear, bright; pure.”
Another form is Skaistuolė, which literally means “virgin” (sky-STWOH-lay)
The masculine forms are Skaistis and Skaistys.
The designated name-day is January 22.
I’m glad to see an entry for this one. It’s one of my very favorite Lithuanian names.
Is Skaista a legit form as well? I feel like I’ve seen it on a list of Lithuanian names somewhere but I can’t remember where.
I have it seen it listed anywhere, doesn’t mean that its not legit, I’d have to do more research into that.
Navnet skaiste er et lovligt navn … Min kæreste hedder det ….. Mvh per