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feminine name or a

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masculine name. In

, Rimas is derived from the name of a type of

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, and was the most popular name for girls born in

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in 2009. In

, Rimas is a shortened form of

Rimantas Rimantas (shortened as Rimas) is a masculine Lithuanian given name. The feminine form of the name is Rimantė Rimantė is a Lithuanian language, Lithuanian feminine given name. It is the feminine form of the masculine given name Rimantas. Individua ...

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Rima Rima, also known as Rima the Jungle Girl, is the fictional heroine of W. H. Hudson's 1904 novel '' Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest''. In it, Rima, a primitive girl of the shrinking rain forest of South America, meets Abel, a pol ...

and has the diminutive form Rimutis.

People

Given name

Rimas Álvarez Kairelis Rimas Álvarez Kairelis (born 22 July 1974 in Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province, Buenos Aires) is an Argentina, Argentine rugby union rugby player. He currently plays for USA Perpignan, Perpignan in the Top 14 in France. He has represented Argentin ...

(born 1974), Argentine rugby player * Rimas Jakelaitis (born 1955), Lithuanian athlete * Rimas Kaukenas (born 1977), Lithuanian basketball player *

Rimas Kurtinaitis Rimas Kurtinaitis (born 15 May 1960) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuania men's national team and Sabah BC. As a player, he was ...

(born 1960), Lithiuanian basketball player and trainer * Rimas Tuminas (born 1952), Lithuanian theatre director

Surname

* Juozas Rimas (born 1942), Lithuanian musician * Robertas Rimas (born 1971), Lithuanian judoka

References

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