Noreika

{{Lithuanian family name|m=Noreika|fm=Noreikienė|fu=Noreikaitė, Noreikytė|fs=Noreikė}}

Noreika is a Lithuanian language family name. It was derived from the Lithuanian words norėti, 'to desire' or norus, 'greedy'.[https://ekalba.lt/pavardziu-duomenu-baze/NOREIKA?i=d71c3356-b93a-4615-ac3d-7f107426a76f NOREIKA]

The surname may refer to:

  • Jonas Noreika (1910–1947), Lithuanian army officer, anti-Soviet rebel
  • Keith Noreika, American lawyer
  • Liudas Noreika (1884–1928), Lithuanian attorney, activist, and politician
  • Maryellen Noreika (born 1966), United States District Judge
  • {{ill|Pranas Noreika|lt|Pranas Noreika (1927)}} (1927–2021), Lithuanian engineer, statesman, industrial manager
  • {{ill|Rūta Oginskaitė|lt=Rūta Oginskaitė-Noreikaitė|lt}} (born 1954). Lithuanian journalist and film critic
  • Virgilijus Noreika (1935–2018), Lithuanian tenor

See also

  • {{intitle|Noreika}}
  • {{intitle|Noreikiene}}
  • {{intitle|Noreikaite}}
  • {{intitle|Noreikyte}}

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