Arkādijs

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1876. From Russian. Cognate to the now historic English Arcadius.

Proper noun

Arkādijs m

1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Арка́дий (Arkádij).
2. a male given name from Russian

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Arkādijs was the only given name of 1019 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.