Gražina is a

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. The name was created by the Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz for the main character of his 1823 poem ''

Grażyna Grażyna is a Polish feminine given name. The name was created by the Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz for the main character of his 1823 poem '' Grażyna''. The name is derived from the Lithuanian adjective ''gražus'', meaning "pretty", "beautiful". ...

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''gražus'', meaning "pretty", "beautiful".April 1
a name day for Grażyna In Lithuanian tradition, the name day for Gražina is September 26.
a name day for Gražina

People

Some of the notable Lithuanian people named Gražina include: *

Gražina Degutytė-Švažienė Gražina Degutytė-Švažienė (born 7 June 1938 in Tauragė) is a Lithuanian ceramic artist. Biography Gražina Degutytė-Švažienė graduated from the Lithuanian Institute of Fine Arts. Since 1962, she has worked and taught at the Lithuanian ...

(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 Gražina Didžiūnaitytė (18 January 1940 – 24 October 2008) was a Lithuanian glass artist See also *List of Lithuanian painters References *Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia Universal is the adjective for universe. Universal may also re ...

(1940–2008), painter *

Gražina Sviderskytė Gražina Sviderskytė (born March 22, 1973 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian newscaster and author, currently working on documentary films. Together with the famous Lithuanian pilot, Jurgis Kairys, Gražina Sviderskytė won the CNN Best Reporter Award in ...

(born 1973), newscaster and author

References

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