Bujwid

Bujwid is a Polish-Lithuanian nobility family name belonging to the Ślepowron coat of arms. The archaic feminine form is Bujwidowa (literally meaning "Bujwid's"). In modern time it is a unisex surname. Bujwid is a Polish form of the Lithuanian two-syllable archaic (sur)name Buivydas or Buitvydas — from buitis, būtis being, to be and (iš)vysti to see, literally to be born.^[1][2] Modern form is Buividas (Andris Buividas).

The Latvian form of the surname is Buivids. The Russified forms are Buivid or Buyvid.

The surname may refer to:

• Odo Bujwid (1857-1942), Polish bacteriologist
• Kazimiera Bujwidowa (1867-1932), Polish feminist and suffragette
• Ona Danutė Buivydaitė (born 1947), Lithuanian artist and designer.
• Jānis Buivids (1864-1937), a general in the Latvian Army.
• Vita Buivid (born 1962), Russian artist
• Ray Buivid (1915-1972), American football player
• Timothy Buividas (born 1961), American Management Consultant, Professor, and Author

See also

• Buivydžiai — a town in Vilnius district municipality
• Buivydas — a lake in Švenčionys district municipality
• There are 6 villages in Lithuania named Buivydai.
• Buivydiškės – a village in Vilnius district municipality.

References

1. Dictionary of Lithuanian surnames, search for "Buivydas"
2. Database of Lithuanian surnames