Balandis, Balanda

• Origin: Lithuanian
• Meaning: “april; pigeon; dove.”
• masc (bahl-LAHN-dis); fem (bah-LAHN-dah)

Balandis comes directly from the Lithuanian word for both the type of bird (dove, pigeon) or the month of April. The word itself is from the Old Prussian root word balts meaning “white.” Both the month and the bird may have gotten this name due to their associations with the colour white.

A feminine form is Balanda.

Sources

• http://vardai.vlkk.lt/vardas/Balandis