Šimkus (may also be rendered as Shimkus (phonetic) or Simkus (loss of diacritics)) is a Lithuanian-language surname derived from the name Simon (Šimon).
Šimkus | |
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Lithuanian surname | |
m.: | Šimkus |
f.: (unmarried) | Šimkutė |
f.: (married) | Šimkienė |
Related names | Shimkus, Simkus |
The surname may refer to:
- Jonas Šimkus, Lithuanian defense minister (1922)
- Modestas Šimkus, Lithuanian weightlifter
- Ona Jankauskienė-Šimkutė, a Lithuanian Righteous Among the Nations
- Šimkus Antanas, Šimkienė Vlada, a family of Lithuanian Righteous Among the Nations
- Stasys Šimkus, Lithuanian composer
- Vestards Šimkus, Latvian pianist and composer