Rimkus is a Lithuanian surname, being the diminutive of the given name Rimkantas.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Andreas Rimkus (born 1962), German politician
- Deimantė Rimkutė, (born 1998), Lithuanian politician
- Dovilė Rimkutė (born 2001), Lithuanian female rower
- Ed Rimkus (1913–1999), American bobsledder
- Gunter Rimkus (1928–2015), German dramaturge
- Joseph E. Rimkus (1974–1996) United States Air Force Airman killed in Khobar Towers Bombing
- Kęstutis Rimkus (born 1953), Lithuanian politician
- Lorenzo Rimkus (born 1984), Dutch footballer
- Vīts Rimkus (born 1973), Latvian footballer
- Vytenis Rimkus (1930–2020), Lithuanian painter and encyclopedist
Rimkus | |
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Lithuanian surname | |
m.: | Rimkus |
f.: (unmarried) | Rimkutė |
f.: (married) | Rimkienė, Rimkuvienė |
f.: (short) | Rimkė |
Origin | diminutive of the Lithuanian given name Rimkantas[1] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b American surnames, by Elsdon Coles Smith, 1986, ISBN 0806311509, p. 83