Mendelejevas
Mendelejevas is a Baltic surname found in Lithuania and Latvia. It represents a regional adaptation of the Russian surname Mendeleev, which itself derives from the given name Mendel, a Yiddish form of Menachem Mendel. The form shows Slavic origin layered into Baltic naming patterns.
In Baltic usage, the surname has language-specific gender endings and variants. The masculine form in Lithuanian
Geographically, Mendelejevas is most frequently encountered in Lithuania and Latvia and among Baltic diaspora communities. Its
The surname is linked to the broader etymology of Mendel-derived names and to the legacy of the