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First recorded in 1891. From modern Scandinavian Arvid, ultimately from Old Norse Arnviðr, possibly before that from Proto-Germanic *Arôwiduz.
Arvīds m
- a male given name
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: There were 3050 persons named Arvīds in Latvia on May 21st 2010.