Appendix:Latvian given names
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The most common given names in Latvia in 1601 - 1998
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Agnese 1975-1998
- Aiga 1973-1975
- Aija 1920-1980s
- Aina 1920-1970
- Alīda 1863-1919
- Alise 1998
- Alma 1863-1944
- Alvīne 1863-1919
- Amālija 1863-1919
- Anete 1998
- Anita 1945-1975
- Anna 1601-1970, 1998
- Annija 1998
- Antoņina 1920-1944
- Antra 1945-1970
- Ārija 1920-1944
- Ausma 1920-1944
- Austra 1863-1944
- Baba 1601-1862
- Baiba 1945-1980s
- Berta 1863-1919
- Biruta 1920-1970
- Broņislava 1920-1944
- Dace 1945-1980s
- Daiga 1945-1975
- Daina 1945-1970
- Dārta 1601-1862
- Diāna 1973-1998
- Doroteja 1601-1862
- Dzidra 1920-1944
- Dzintra 1945-1970
- Eda 1601-1919
- Edīte 1945-1970
- Elīna 1980s 1998
- Elita 1945-1970
- Elizabete 1601-1919
- Elvīra 1920-1944
- Elza 1863-1944
- Emīlija 1863-1944
- Emma 1863-1919
- Ērika 1920-1944
- Erna 1863-1944
- Eva 1601-1862
- Evija 1973-1980s
- Evita 1973-1980s
- Gaida 1920-1944
- Genovefa 1920-1944
- Grēta 1601-1862
- Grieta 1601-1862
- Gunita 1973-1975
- Gunta 1945-1973
- Helēna 1863-1944
- Ieva 1601-1919, 1945-1998
- Ilga 1920-1970
- Ilona 1945-1980s
- Ilze 1601-1919, 1945-1980s
- Ina 1945-1973
- Ināra 1920-1973
- Indra 1945-1970
- Inese 1945-1970, 1980s
- Ineta 1945-1973
- Inga 1945-1980s
- Ingrīda 1945-1970
- Inguna 1945-1970
- Inta 1920-1970
- Irēna 1920-1970
- Irma 1863-1919
- Iveta 1945-1980s
- Jana 1975
- Janina 1920-1944
- Jūla / Jūle 1601-1919
- Jūlija 1863-1919
- Karina 1975
- Karlīna 1863-1919
- Katarīna 1601-1862
- Katrīna 1601-1919, 1998
- Krista 1998
- Kristiāna 1998
- Kristīna / Kristīne 1601-1919
- Kristīne 1980s-1998
- Laila 1945-1970
- Laura 1980s-1998
- Lavīze 1601-1919
- Leontīne 1920-1944
- Lība 1601-1919
- Lidija 1863-1970
- Liene 1601-1862, 1973-1980s
- Līga 1945-1980s
- Ligita 1945-1970
- Lilija 1863-1970
- Lilita 1945-1970
- Līna 1863-1919
- Linda 1980s-1998
- Līza 1863-1919
- Lizete 1863-1919
- Lūcija 1863-1944
- Madara 1980s 1998
- Made 1601-1862
- Maija 1601-1862 1920-1970
- Māra 1945-1970
- Mare 1601-1862
- Margareta 1601-1862
- Margrieta 1601-1919
- Marija 1601-1970
- Mārīte 1945-1970
- Marta 1863-1944, 1998
- Maža 1601-1862
- Milda 1863-1944
- Minna 1863-1919
- Mirdza 1920-1944
- Monika 1920-1944
- Natālija 1863-1919
- Olga 1863-1944
- Otīlija 1863-1919
- Paula 1998
- Paulīna 1863-1919
- Rasma 1920-1944
- Regīna 1945-1970
- Rita 1920-1975
- Rudīte 1945-1970
- Ruta / Rute 1920-1970
- Samanta 1998
- Sandra 1945-1980s
- Sanita 1973-1980s
- Santa 1973-1998
- Sapa 1601-1862
- Sarmīte 1945-1975
- Silvija 1920-1970
- Sintija 1980s 1998
- Skaidrīte 1920-1970
- Solvita 1973-1975
- Tekla 1920-1944
- Trīne 1601-1862
- Valda 1945-1970
- Valentīna 1920-1970
- Valija 1863-1944
- Velta 1920-1970
- Veneranda 1920-1944
- Vera 1863-1944
- Veronika 1920-1944
- Vija 1920-1970
- Vilma 1863-1944
- Vineta 1945-1975
- Vita 1945-1975
- Zane 1980s
- Zelma 1863-1919
- Zenta 1920-1944
- Zigrīda 1920-1944
Sources
[edit]- 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. [1] Welcome to Latvia: Latvian Institute: Latvians and their names. Date of last access March 18th, 2011.
Random selection of rare names
[edit]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
[edit]- Aksels
- Albīns
- Alfs
- Aļģirts
- Almants
- Alnis
- Anatols
- Andrievs
- Andulis
- Andžs
- Anšlavs
- Antis
- Ardis
- Arijs
- Arvils
- Askolds
- Atvars
- Auseklis
- Balvis
- Benedikts
- Bernhards
- Boļeslavs
- Broņislavs
- Centis
- Dailis
- Dairis
- Daumants
- Dins
- Donāts
- Drosmis
- Druvis
- Druvvaldis
- Edžus
- Egmonts
- Elgars
- Frīdis
- Gaidis
- Gaits
- Gastons
- Gunvaldis
- Hugo
- Ikars
- Ilgmārs
- Inesis
- Ingmars
- Inguns
- Jorens
- Jūlians
- Justs
- Kalvis
- Klaudijs
- Knuts
- Konrads
- Kurts
- Laimnesis
- Leo
- Leopolds
- Lotars
- Madis
- Magnuss
- Maigurs
- Maksis
- Malvis
- Marģers
- Margots
- Marts
- Mintauts
- Monvids
- Muntis
- Nils
- Norberts
- Otomars
- Rauls
- Ringolds
- Rodrigo
- Rūsiņš
- Salvis
- Sarmis
- Saulvedis
- Sentis
- Severīns
- Sigurds
- Silvestrs
- Spodris
- Svens
- Tālrīts
- Uvis
- Uģis
- Valfrids
- Varis
- Vents
- Vidvuds
- Vikentijs
- Vilips
- Vilmars
- Vismants
- Zemgus