- Miervaldis (Name)
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name = Miervaldis
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footnotes = __NOTOC__Miervaldis is a Latvian masculine given name, borne by some 600 men in
Latvia [PMLP database] .Miervaldis is one of the relatively few names still in modern use from among the very many Latvian names of indigenous origin either revived from their previous occurrence in the Middle Ages, or invented, during the first
Latvian National Awakening in the late 19th century. The second element "-valdis" ("ruler") [as Valdis this is a popular modern Latvian name in its own right] was a particular favourite and featured in a large number of names now rare or obsolete. [These included: Ārvaldis, Druvvaldis, Gudrivaldis, Gunvaldis, Jūrvaldis ("sea-ruler"), Jūtvaldis ("emotion-ruler"), Lidvaldis ("flight-ruler"), Mežvaldis ("forest-ruler"), Rītvaldis ("morning-ruler"), Sirdsvaldis ("heart-ruler"), Sildsvaldis, Sunvaldis("dog-ruler"), Tālivaldis, Visvaldis ("all-ruler") and Zemvaldis ("land-ruler"), and this is by no means a complete list] .The literal meaning of Miervaldis is "peace-ruler": "mier" from "miers" (peace) and the element "-valdis" as above. It is directly comparable to the
Old East Slavic nameVladimir and the Germanic nameValdemar , but with the two elements reversed.Individuals
The name Miervaldis may refer to the following:
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Miervaldis Drāznieks , Latvian footballer
*Miervaldis Jursevskis , b. 1921, Latvian-Canadian chess master
*Miervaldis Polis , b. 1948, Latvian artistNotes
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* [http://www.pmlp.gov.lv/lv/statistika/personvardu.html Pilsonības un Migrācijas Lietu Parvalde (PMLP): Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs personal name database] lv icon
References
* Siliņš, K., 1990: "Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca". Rīga: Zinātne lv icon
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