Valerijs

See also: Valērijs

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in early 20th century. Ultimately from Latin Valerius.

Proper noun

Valerijs m

  1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Валерий (Valerij).
  2. A male given name of Latvian speakers.

References
  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Valerijs was the only given name of 4706 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.
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