Miervaldis

Miervaldis
Gender	Male
Origin
Region of origin	Latvia

Miervaldis is a Latvian masculine given name, borne by some 600 men in Latvia.^[1]

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")^[2] was a particular favourite and featured in a large number of names now rare or obsolete.^[3]

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 name Vladimir and the Germanic name Valdemar, but with the two elements reversed.

Individuals

The name Miervaldis may refer to the following:

• Miervaldis Adamsons, Latvian military leader
• Miervaldis Drāznieks, Latvian footballer
• Miervaldis Jursevskis, b. 1921, Latvian-Canadian chess master
• Miervaldis Polis, b. 1948, Latvian artist
• Liz Lemon, lead character of 30 Rock

Notes

1. ^ PMLP database
2. ^ As Valdis, this is a popular modern Latvian name in its own right.
3. ^ 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.

Sources

• Pilsonības un Migrācijas Lietu Parvalde (PMLP): Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs personal name database (Latvian)

References

• Siliņš, K., 1990: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Rīga: Zinātne (Latvian)

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