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First recorded as a given name of Latvians in early 20th century. From daina (“folk song”) + vīt (“to twist, wind”).
Dainuvīte f
- a female given name
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Dainuvīte was the only given name of 147 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.