Dubininkas

Dubininkas is a village in Varėna district municipality, in Alytus County, in southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 5 people.

Etymology

The name Dubininkas is of uncertain origin. There is a word which means 'an owner of duba ' where duba could mean either 'a home, a homested', either 'a tree hollow'. Another possibility is that dùbininkas could mean 'a tanner' as, 'a tanner'.