Miervaldis

Miervaldis
Gender	Male
Name day	3 January
Origin
Region of origin	Latvia

Last updated March 15, 2024

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 (but with the two elements reversed) and the Germanic name Friedrich.

Individuals

The name Miervaldis may refer to the following:

Miervaldis Birze (1921–2000), Latvian writer, publicist and physician
Miervaldis Adamsons, Latvian military leader
Miervaldis Drāznieks, Latvian footballer
Miervaldis Jurševskis (1921–2014), Latvian–Canadian chess master
Miervaldis Polis (born 1948), Latvian artist
Liz Lemon (Elizabeth Miervaldis Lemon), lead character of US comedy show 30 Rock

Notes

↑ PMLP database
↑ As Valdis, this is a popular modern Latvian name in its own right.
↑ 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 (in Latvian)

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References

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

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[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.

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