Klāvs

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded in 1402. Short form of Niklāvs (“Nicholas”). Cognate to German Klaus.

Proper noun

Klāvs m

1. a male given name

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: There were 844 persons named Klāvs in Latvia on May 21st 2010.