Vilmantas

Vilmantas is a Lithuanian pre-Christian name that consists of two stems: -vil- is associated with the word ', "hope" (search for "Vilbutas" in the LSD), -mant- is thought to be associated with the word ', "to think", "to know", as in mantus, "clever", "cunning" (search for "Vilbutas" in the LSD).

Notable people with the name include:

• Benediktas Vilmantas Rupeika, Lithuanian politician
• Vilmantas Dilys (born 1987) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player
• Vilmantas Marcinkevičius (born 1969), Lithuanian painter
• , Lithuanian military commander

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