Žukauskas is the
masculine
Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with men and boys. Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, and there is also evidence that some behaviors con ...
form of a
Lithuanian family name. It is a Lithuanized form of a Polish counterpart:
Żukowski
Zukowski or Żukowski (feminine: Żukowska; plural: Żukowscy) is a Polish surname. It is related to the following surnames in other languages:
People
* Anna Maria Żukowska (born 1983), Polish politician
* Charles Zukowski (born 1959), Ameri ...
or Russian counterpart:
Zhukovsky. These derive from the Slavic word ''zhuk'' for "
bug". Its
feminine
Femininity (also called womanliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with women and girls. Femininity can be understood as socially constructed, and there is also some evidence that some behaviors considered fe ...
forms are: Žukauskienė (married woman or widow) and Žukauskaitė (unmarried woman).
The surname may refer to:
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Eurelijus Žukauskas, basketball player of
Lithuanian national basketball team
The Lithuania men's national basketball team ( lt, Lietuvos nacionalinė vyrų krepšinio rinktinė) represents Lithuania in international basketball competitions. They are controlled by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation, the governing body ...
;
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Mindaugas Žukauskas
Mindaugas Žukauskas (born 24 August 1975 in Šiauliai, Lithuanian SSR, USSR) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player, a former captain of the Lithuanian national basketball team. He is a small forward 2.01 m tall. Žukauskas is ...
, basketball player of Lithuanian national basketball team;
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Silvestras Žukauskas, general in the Russian army, and later in his native Lithuania, after it regained its independence in 1918;
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Antanas Žukauskas
Antanas Vienuolis (born Antanas Žukauskas; 7 April 1882 — 17 August 1957) was a Soviet and Lithuanian writer, dramatist and one of the most famous realistic prosaists.
Biography
Vienuolis was born on April 7, 1882, in Ažuožeriai, Any ...
, Lithuanian writer, dramatist and one of the most famous realistic prosaists.
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Rokas Žukauskas, Lithuanian professional muay thai fighter, best at football in kaunas. Married to a most beautiful women E. Beržanskytė - Žukauskienė
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Lithuanian-language surnames
Surnames of Slavic origin