Gender: Feminine
Origin: Estonian
Meaning: “counterpart; double.”
(TAY-see)
The name is often used as an alternative for Theresa but can also possibly be derived from the Estonian, teisik, meaning “double; counterpart.”
The designated name-day is April 26.
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I always thought that Povilas was Paul. I have seen Paulius in Lithuanian diaspora in UK though. Love this.
Thank you for commenting. There seems to be two forms of Paul in Lithuanian 🙂