Gražina is a

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. The name was created by the Polish poet

Adam Mickiewicz Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (; 24 December 179826 November 1855) was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. A principal figure in Polish Ro ...

for the main character of his 1823 poem '' Grażyna''. The name is derived from the

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''gražus'', meaning "pretty", "beautiful".April 1
a name day for Grażyna In Lithuanian tradition, the

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for Gražina is September 26.
a name day for Gražina

People

Some of the notable Lithuanian people named Gražina include: * Gražina Degutytė-Švažienė (born 1938), ceramics artist *

Gražina Didelytė Gražina Didelytė-Abaravičienė (2 October, 1938 – January 2, 2007) was a Lithuanian graphic artist and book illustrator. Biography Gražina Didelytė has born in a suburban (at that time) area of Kaunas in 1938. She graduated Kaunas Salomėj ...

(1938–2007), graphic artist and illustrator * Gražina Didžiūnaitytė (1940–2008), painter * Gražina Sviderskytė (born 1973), newscaster and author

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grazina Lithuanian feminine given names Feminine given names

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