Names Categorized "Latvian words"

Ārija is a Latvian feminine given name, most notably the Latvian form of Ārijs and identical to the Latvian word for "aria" (a melodic vocal piece). The name gained literary prominence through the titular character in th...

Ausma is a Latvian female given name meaning "dawn". The name directly derives from the Latvian word ausma ("dawn"), cognate with Aušra in Lithuanian. According to Wikipedia, it is borne by over 4,000 individuals in Latv...

Daina is a feminine given name of Baltic origin. Its meaning, derived directly from the Lithuanian and Latvian languages, is "song", reflecting a cherished cultural tradition of folk poetry in both nations. Etymology and...

EtymologyDzintars is a Latvian masculine given name that means "amber." The word dzintars is the Latvian term for amber, the fossilized tree resin that has been a treasured commodity in the Baltic region for millennia. A...

Gundega is a Latvian feminine given name meaning "buttercup (flower)" in Latvian. The name is a direct adoption of the Latvian common noun gundega, which refers to several species of flowering plants in the genus Ranuncu...

Ieva is the Lithuanian and Latvian form of Eve. The name is also a Baltic word for a type of bird cherry tree (species Prunus padus), adding a layer of natural symbolism alongside its shared Hebrew origins with Eve, whic...

Ilga is a Latvian feminine name, derived from the Latvian nouns ilgas meaning "longing, desire" or ilgs meaning "a long time." It is a relatively modern given name, first recorded as a given name for Latvians at the end...

Laima is a Baltic goddess of fate, luck, pregnancy, and childbirth, whose name originates from the Latvian word laime and Lithuanian laimė, both meaning 'luck' or 'fate'. She is a central figure in Baltic mythology, asso...

Liepa is a Lithuanian feminine given name that literally means "linden tree" in both Lithuanian and Latvian. In Lithuanian, it also denotes the month of July, aligning with the tree's blooming period. As a given name, Li...

Madara is a Latvian female given name, derived from the Latvian word for a type of flowering plant known as cleavers or bedstraw (Galium aparine). The name belongs to the tradition of botanical or nature-inspired names,...

Mantas is a Lithuanian given name of ancient origin. Its etymology is rooted in the Lithuanian words mantus, meaning "intelligent, clever," or manta, meaning "property, wealth." The name thus carries connotations of both...

Mirta is a feminine given name that serves as a cognate of Myrtle in Spanish, Italian, and Croatian. Myrtle itself derives from the English word for the evergreen shrub, ultimately from the Greek μύρτος (myrtos), a name...