Latvian
names are used in the country of Latvia in northern Europe.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
ABERS LatvianThis name is from the fiords and was given to the people that lived there and mainly were fishermen. Now people that have the last name can be anyware in Latvia (or other country) but most likely had ancestors from the fiords.
ANDRULEWICZ Lithuanian (Modern, Rare), Polish (Modern, Rare), Jewish (Modern, Rare), LatvianOriginally
Andrulevičus or
Andrulevičius, it means
"ben-Adam" or
"ben-ish" ("ben" being "son" in Hebrew; Adam meaning "man"). The Andrulevičiuses were originally Sephardic kohanim whom immigrated to Lithuania, and then Poland, Latvia, and other countries.
GAIDA LatvianFrom a personal name
Gaida, based on the verb
gaidīt meaning ‘to wait for’.
JAUNZEME LatvianJaunzeme is compound from two words first
jauns meaning "new" and second
zeme meaning "land". Jaunzeme is femenine form of surname, the masculine form of surname is Jaunzems. Most famous persons with this surname are:...
[more] PILENGIS Latvian (Rare)This was my mother's maiden name. She and the rest of my family were born in Latvia. I am the first American born. I do not know what Pilengis means.
RUDZUTAKA Latvian (Rare)Rudzutaka is compound from two words first
rudzu meaning "rye" and second
taka meaning "path". Rudzutaka is femenine form of surname, the masculine form of surname is Rudzutaks. Most famous person with this surname is Jānis Rudzutaks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jānis_Rudzutaks...
[more] ZARIŅŠ LatvianFrom Latvian
zars meaning "branch, twig" combined with
-iņš, a diminutive suffix.