Given name · also Old Norse
Arvīds
Arvīds is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Latvian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Arvīds comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
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How it developed
From Old Norse Arnviðr, from Proto-Germanic *Arôwiduz.
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Arvīds’s family of names
In Latvian usage, Arvīds has a conventional equivalent in the English form Arvid.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Arvīds
- Arvīds PelšeSoviet politician, historian (1899-1983)
- Arvīds JansonsLatvian conductor (1914–1984)
- Arvīds ReķisLatvian ice hockey defenceman (born 1979)
- Arvīds JurgensLatvian sportsman (1905-1955)
- Arvīds BārdaLatvian footballer (1901-1940)
- Arvīds ĶibildsLatvian athlete (1895-1980)
- Arvīds Blūmentāls1925–2006
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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