Galdikas is a Lithuanian surname literally meaning “blacksmith”[1] Notable people with this surname include:
- Adomas Galdikas (1893–1969), Lithuanian-American artist
- Birutė Galdikas (1946–2026), Lithuanian-Canadian anthropologist, primatologist, conservationist, ethologist and author
- Juozas Galdikas (born 1958), 1997 Lithuanian Minister of Health
- Magdalena Galdikienė (1891–1979), Lithuanian educator and public figure
- Ona Galdikaitė (1898–1990), Lithuanian poet, nun and dissident
- Ovidijus Galdikas (born 1988), Lithuanian basketball player
- Simas Galdikas (born 1987), Lithuanian basketball player
See also
- All pages with titles containing Galdikas
- All pages with titles containing Galdikaite
- All pages with titles containing Galdikiene
References
Surnames associated with the occupation of smith | ||
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| From “spark” rel. to occ. ‘smith’ | ||
1 “Kovalik” etc. may be derived from the name of the bird of genus of nuthatches | ||