Bujwid
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Bujwid is a Polish-Lithuanian nobility family name belonging to the Ślepowron coat of arms. The archaic feminine form is Bujwidowa (literally meaning "Bujwid's"). In modern time it is a unisex surname. Bujwid is a Polish form of the Lithuanian two-syllable archaic (sur)name Buivydas or Buitvydas — from buitis, būtis being, to be and (iš)vysti to see, literally to be born.[1][2]
The Latvian form of the surname is Buivids. The Russified forms are Buivid or Buyvid.
The surname may refer to:
- Odo Bujwid (1857-1942), Polish bacteriologist
- Kazimiera Bujwidowa (1867-1932), Polish feminist and suffragette
- Ona Danutė Buivydaitė (born 1947), Lithuanian artist and designer.
- Jānis Buivids (1864-1937), a general in the Latvian Army.
- Vita Buivid (born 1962), Russian artist
- Ray Buivid (1915-1972), American football player
See also
- Buivydžiai — a town in Vilnius district municipality
- Buivydas — a lake in Švenčionys district municipality
- There are 6 villages in Lithuania named Buivydai.
- Buivydiškės – a village in Vilnius district municipality.
References
- ^ Dictionary of Lithuanian surnames, search for "Buivydas"
- ^ Database of Lithuanian surnames