Pranas (given name)

Pranas is a Lithuanian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the English language name Frank. People with the name Pranas include:

• Pranas Čepėnas (1899–1980), Lithuanian historian, encyclopedist, journalist and lexicographer
• Pranas Domšaitis (1880–1965), Lithuanian painter
• Pranas Dovydaitis (1886-1942), Lithuanian politician, former Prime Minister of Lithuania
• Pranas Giedrimas, Lithuanian sport shooter
• Pranas Končius (1911–1965), Lithuanian anti-Soviet partisan
• Pranas Kūris (born 1938), Lithuanian lawyer, judge and ambassador
• Pranas Lesauskis (1900–1942), Lithuanian soldier, management specialist and mathematician
• Pranas Lubinas also known as Frank Lubin (1910–1999), Lithuanian-born American basketball player and Olympic medalist
• Pranas Mažeika (1917–2010), Lithuanian basketball player
• Pranas Morkūnas (1900–1941), Lithuanian translator and Dadaist poet
• Pranas Skardžius (1899–1975), Lithuanian linguist
• Pranas Talzūnas also known as Frank Talzunas (1913–1984), American-born Lithuanian basketball player
• Pranas Vaičaitis (1876–1901), Lithuanian poet
• Pranas Vilkas (born 1936), Lithuanian politician

References

1. ^ Lithuanian Name Day Calendar