Lithuania

Meaning

Proper Noun

• country in northeastern Europe (continent) (Lietuvos Respublika)

Origin

• From Latin Lituania, which is a loanword from Proto-Slavic *Litъva, which is a loanword from Old Lithuanian Lietuva.
• It has been speculated that the name comes from the rivulet Lietauka, although archeological evidence does not corroborate this hypothesis.