Greek and Baltic last names sound similar

[d3cimat3d]

Why?

[Constantine13]

I hear people say that all the time.

The only thing I see is the -s at the end of names.

[Wolf]

Why?

Because Greek and the Baltic languages are Indoeuropean languages. Lithuanian, for example, is a quite conservative Indoeuropean language.

[justme]

They don't sound the same at all... Not even one bit... They only say that because of the S at the end... Lithuanian have IUs and Greeks don't.

[riverman]

Greek names were "greekified" in the modern era, many of those names did not have the 's' ending originally.

[Wolf]

They don't sound the same at all... Not even one bit...

Sound is not the best benchmark to determine the affinity of languages. For example, dialects can sound very different but they're still part of the same language.

Greek names were "greekified" in the modern era, many of those names did not have the 's' ending originally.

I would call it "antiqued".

[Hercus Monte]

They don't sound the same at all... Not even one bit... They only say that because of the S at the end... Lithuanian have IUs and Greeks don't.

not only -ius, but also -is, -as, -a, -yte, -aite, -iute, -iene, -e.

[Temujin]

Why?

The similarity mostly come from '-s' at the end in Lithuanian male names and surnames. And from Greek first names which all European nations have. Female names and surnames of married and un-married women have different suffixes.

Lithuanian first name endings:
Male names end in
-as, -is, -ys, -us, -ius .
Female names end in
-a, -ia, -e
Exception male names:
Jogaila,
Karigaila,
Skirgaila,
Švitrigaila

Lithuanian surname endings
One of the peculiarities which strikes the foreigner is the difference between the male surnames and those of married and unmarried women. The surnames of married women are formed by dropping the ending of the male surname and adding the suffix -iene, for example, Katilius - Katiliene, Varnas - Varniene, Zujus - Zujiene (or Zujuviene). Thus, the suffix -iene carries the same meaning as the English Mrs. used before a married woman's name. The surnames of unmarried women are formed by adding the suffixes -aite, -yte, -ute, -te, for example, Katilius - Katiliute, Zujus - Zujute, Varnas - Varnaite, Banys - Banyte. The second half of the 20-th century saw the emergence of a new tradition for married women, artists in particular, to use their maiden names.

Sauliūnas (man), Sauliūnienė (married woman or widow), Sauliūnaitė (unmarried woman)


Does the name Neringa Žukaitė sound anything like Greek?

[Hercus Monte]

The similarity mostly come from '-s' at the end in Lithuanian male names and surnames. And from Greek first names which all European nations have. Female names and surnames of married and un-married women have different suffixes.
Sauliūnas (man), Sauliūnienė (married woman or widow), Sauliūnaitė (unmarried woman)

the part about male last names is not exactly correct. male last names can also end in -a. (for example.: Breiva, Draudvila, Celka...this is more common in eastern Lithuania)

[riverman]

I would call it "antiqued".

I haven't studied the issue, pretty sure the 'antiquing' didn't take into consideration regional dialect variance.