Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
Appendix:Latvian given names. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
Appendix:Latvian given names, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
Appendix:Latvian given names in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
Appendix:Latvian given names you have here. The definition of the word
Appendix:Latvian given names will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
Appendix:Latvian given names, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
The most common given names in Latvia in 1601 - 1998
This is a list of the most common given names in Latvia during the time periods 1601-1862 / 1863-1919 / 1920-1944 / 1945-1970 / year 1973/ year 1975/ 1980s / year 1998. Consecutive time periods are merged, so "1601-1998" means that the name was among the most popular names during all the periods listed here. Names in bold were among the top 15 names of Latvian speakers alive in Latvia in 2010. The data does not include transliterated names of Russian speaking Latvians.
Male
- Ādams 1601-1919
- Ādolfs 1863-1919
- Agris 1945-1973
- Aigars 1945-1980s
- Ainārs 1945-1975
- Aivars 1920-1975
- Alberts 1863-1944
- Aldis 1945-1975
- Aleksandrs 1863-1970, 1980s
- Alfrēds 1863--1944
- Andrejs 1863-1970, 1980s
- Andris 1601-1862, 1920-1980s
- Andrešs 1601-1862
- Ansis 1601-1919
- Antons 1863-1944
- Armands 1945-1980s
- Arnis 1945-1973
- Arnolds 1863-1944
- Artis 1980s, 1998
- Arturs 1863-1970
- Artūrs1980s-1998
- Arvīds 1920-1970
- Augusts 1863-1944
- Bērends 1601-1862
- Bērtulis 1601-1862
- Brencis 1601-1862
- Dainis 1945-1980s
- Daniels 1998
- Dāvis 1863-1919, 1998
- Dzintars 1945-1975
- Edgars 1920-1998
- Edmunds 1945-1970
- Eduards 1863-1944, 1973-1975
- Edvīns 1920-1970
- Egils 1945-1970
- Elmārs 1920-1944
- Elvis 1998
- Emīls 1863-1919, 1998
- Ēriks 1920-1973
- Ermanis 1601-1862
- Ernests 1863-1944
- Ēvalds 1920-1944
- Fricis 1863-1944
- Gatis 1975-1980s
- Gunārs 1920-1970
- Guntars 1945-1975
- Guntis 1945-1975
- Ģederts 1601-1862
- Ģirts 1973-1975
- Hanss 1601-1862
- Harijs 1920-1944
- Henriks 1601-1862
- Hermanis 1601-1862
- Igors 1945-1970
- Ilmārs 1920-1970
- Imants 1920-1970
- Indriķis 1601-1919
- Ivars 1920-1980s
- Ivo 1973
- Jakobs 1601-1862
- Janis 1601-1862
- Jānis 1601-1998
- Jannis 1601-1862
- Jāzeps 1863-1970
- Jēkabs 1601-1944
- Jēkaubs 1601-1862
- Jezups 1920-1944
- Johans 1601-1862
- Jūlijs 1863-1919
- Juris 1601-1980s
- Kārlis 1601-1970, 1980s-1998
- Kaspars 1601-1862, 1973-1980s
- Konradus 1601-1862
- Kristaps 1863-1919, 1980s-1998
- Kristers 1998
- Krists 1601-1862
- Krišjānis 1863-1919
- Krišs 1863-1919
- Laimonis 1920-1970
- Lauris 1980s
- Leons 1920-1944
- Macs 1601-1862
- Mareks 1973-1975
- Māris 1945-1980s
- Mārtiņš 1601-1998
- Matīss 1601-1862
- Mihels 1601-1862
- Mikels 1601-1862
- Miķelis 1601-1919
- Modris 1945-1970
- Nikolajs 1863-1919
- Niks 1998
- Normunds 1945-1975
- Oļģerts 1920-1944
- Oskars 1945-1998
- Osvalds 1920-1944
- Oto 1863-1919
- Pauls 1863-1919
- Pēteris 1601-1973
- Raimonds 1920-1980s
- Raivis 1980s
- Reinis 1601-1862, 1998
- Ričards 1998
- Rihards 1998
- Roberts 1863-1970, 1998
- Rolands 1980s
- Rūdolfs 1863-1919
- Sandis 1980s-1998
- Staņislavs 1920-1944
- Tenis 1601-1862
- Teodors 1863-1919
- Toms 1998
- Uldis 1920-1980s
- Valdis 1920-1973
- Viesturs 1920-1970
- Viktors 1920-1970
- Vilis 1863-1944
- Vilnis 1920-1970
- Viļums 1601-1862
- Visvaldis 1920-1944
- Vladislavs 1920-1944
- Voldemārs 1863-1919, 1945-1970
- Ziedonis 1920-1970
- Žanis 1863-1919
Female
Sources
- 1601-1862 / 1863-1919 / 1920-1944 / 1945-1970 / 1973 / 1975 : Names with a frequency of at least 0.5 % during the time period. Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnica, Rīga 1990, →ISBN.
- 1980s: the 25 most common male and female names of persons born in the 1980s. Vārdadienu kalendārs 2000 - 2003, Valsts Valodas Centrs, Rīga 1999. Pages 490-491.
- 1998: the 20 most common male and female names of persons born in 1998. Vārdadienu kalendārs 2000 - 2003, Valsts Valodas Centrs, Rīga 1999. Pages 504-520.
- Bold: the 15 most common male and female names of Latvian speaking population alive in 2010. Welcome to Latvia: Latvian Institute: Latvians and their names. Date of last access March 18th, 2011.
Random selection of rare names
This random list of rare Latvian names is based on a transwikied Wikipedia list from unknown sources. Names that have a Latvian entry in the main namespace of the Wiktionary have been removed.
Male
Female