Rimgaila (first name and surname), Rimgailas (masculine first name) Rimgailė (feminine first name) is a dual-stemmed pagan Lithuanian name constructed from rim- (rimti - "be calm") + gail- (*gailas - "strong"), which is quite common in Lithuania at present.
Notable bearers
- Rimgailė (14th–15th centuries), Lithuanian noblewoman
- Fulgencijus Rimgaila [lt] (1805–1870), Lithuanian architect
- Robertas Rimgaila [lt] (1932–2008), Lithuanian journalist
- Rimgaila Salys, Lithuanian-American slavist
References
- (in Lithuanian) Meaning of the name