Baltakis is a Lithuanian surname originated from the Lithuanian nickname "Baltakis" literally meaning "white-eyed".Juozas Kudirka, The Lithuanians:An Ethnic Portrait, section Lithuanian surnames (translation of the book: Juozas Kudirka, Lietuviai: etniniai bruožai, 1991) A number of Lithuanian placenames are named after their founders or owners with this name: :lt:Baltakiškė, :lt:Baltakiškis, :lt:Baltakiškės apylinkė.
Notable people with the surname include:
(1930–2022), Lithuanian poet, literary critic, editor, translator (born 1957), Lithuanian badminton player Paulius Antanas Baltakis (1925–2019), Lithuanian Roman Catholic prelate
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