Their subordinates and the people followed them and borrowed a major part of the East Slavic versions of Christian names in the 11th-12th centuries, that became increasingly widespread among the pagan population in Aukštaitija, and much less in Samogitia.
Their subordinates and the people followed their example, borrowing, for instance, many of the East Slavic versions of Christian names in the 11th-12th centuries. This borrowing became increasingly widespread among the pagan population in Aukštaitija, though much less in Samogitia.