- Indulis (name)
Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Indulis
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gender = Male
meaning = gift
region = Latvia
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footnotes =Indulis is a Latvian masculine given name, borne by more than 1,000 men in
Latvia [PMLP database] . Its nameday is celebrated on 2 January.The name has two possible derivations, one from a Baltic word meaning "gift", and the other as a diminutive of Indriķis, the Latvian form of
Heinrich .Indulis was the name of the hero of the legend of Indulis and Ārija, the Latvian
Romeo and Juliet , set in the 13th century during the German conquest, which relates the tragic love of Indulis, aCuronian chieftain, and Ārija, daughter of a German military commander. The name was revived, along with many other medieval names, in the late 19th century, and was brought to especial prominence by the poet and dramatistRainis with the publication in 1911 of his play "Indulis un Ārija".As a modern name, Indulis is better-known than many Latvian names because of
Indulis Emsis , Prime Minister of Latvia in 2004, the first Green head of state in the world.Notes
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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
* Latkovskis, Leonards, 1971: "Latgalu uzvordi, palames un dzymtas II". Munich: Latgalu izdevniecība lv icon
* Siliņš, K., 1990: "Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca". Rīga: Zinātne lv icon
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