Visvaldis

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the 13th century. From viss (“all”) + valdīt (“rule”). Name of a Latgalian ruler. May be borrowed from Old East Slavic Всеволодъ.

Proper noun

Visvaldis m

1. a male given name

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Visvaldis was the only given name of 1004 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.