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Now people that have the last name can be anyware in Latvia (or other country) but most likely had ancestors from the fiords.ĀBOLIŅŠ LatvianMeans "clover".ĀBOLS LatvianMeans "apple".ĀBOLTIŅŠ LatvianDerived from the word āboliņš meaning "clover".ADĪTĀJS LatvianMeans "the knitter".ALKSNIS LatvianMeans "alder".ANTROPOVS LatvianAPSĪTIS LatvianARĀJS LatvianAUZIŅŠ LatvianDerived from the word auzas meaning "oats".AVOTS LatvianMeans "fount, spring" or "source".BAJĀRS LatvianBARONS LatvianMeans "baron".BOJĀRS LatvianBRIEDIS LatvianBUGAJENKOVS LatvianČAKLAIS LatvianMeans "the diligent one".ČAKSTE LatvianMeans "shrike".CĀLĪTIS LatvianDerived from the word cālis meaning "chick".CAUNE LatvianDerived from the word cauna meaning "marten".CELMIŅŠ LatvianDerived from the word celms meaning "stump".CELMS LatvianMeans "stump".CĪRULIS LatvianMeans "lark".DAMBIS LatvianMeans "dam".DĀRZIŅŠ LatvianDerived from the word dārzs meaning "garden".DIMANTS LatvianMeans "diamond".DŽERIŅŠ LatvianEZERIŅŠ LatvianDerived from the word ezers meaning "lake".GAIDA LatvianFrom a personal name Gaida, based on the verb gaidīt meaning ‘to wait for’.GAILIS LatvianMeans "rooster".GAILĪTIS LatvianDerived from the word gailis meaning "rooster".GRAUDIŅŠ LatvianDerived from the word grauds meaning "grain".GRĪVA LatvianMeans "creek".GULBIS LatvianMeans "swan".HELMANIS LatvianThis is a Latvian surname. ... [more]KAIMIŅŠ LatvianMeans "neighbour".KAKTIŅŠ LatvianDerived from the word kakts meaning "nook, corner".KALNIEKS LatvianDerived from the word kalns meaning "mountain".KĀRKLIŅŠ LatvianLĀCIS LatvianMeans "bear".LAIZĀNS LatvianDerived from the place name Laizāni.LAPA LatvianLAPIŅŠ LatvianLAZDIŅŠ LatvianDerived from the word lazda meaning "hazel".MAKOVOZA Baltic (Latinized, Rare), German (Latinized, Rare), Russian (Rare)MEDNIS LatvianMeans "wood grouse".MIGLINIEKS LatvianName comes from the village Miglinieki.OSIS LatvianPASTELLE French, LatvianPLŪME LatvianPRIEDE LatvianPUTENIS LatvianMeans "blizzard".RASVAK LatvianA officer in the Latvian Waffen SSRIETUMS LatvianDerived from the word rietumi meaning "west".RUDZĪTIS LatvianDerived from the word rudzi meaning "rye".RUDZUTAKA Latvian (Rare)Rudzutaka is compound from two words first rudzu meaning "rye" and second taka meaning "path". Rudzutaka is femenine form of surname, the masculine form of surname is Rudzutaks. Most famous person with this surname is Jānis Rudzutaks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jānis_Rudzutaks... [more]SELESNICK Russian, LatvianAlso spelled:... [more]SEĻIVANOVS LatvianSKRASTIŅA LatvianFeminine form of Skrastiņš.SKRASTIŅŠ LatvianSOKS LatvianTIKMERS LatvianURBANE LatvianLatvian form of Urban.VĀCIETIS LatvianMeans "German (person)".VANAGS LatvianMeans "hawk".VĒJONIS LatvianDerived from the word vējš meaning "wind".VINTERS LatvianVĪTOLS LatvianVODOPALS LatvianŽAGARS LatvianMeans "stick".ZAĶIS LatvianMeans "hare".ZARIŅA LatvianFeminine form of Zariņš.ZARIŅŠ LatvianFrom Latvian zars meaning "branch, twig" combined with -iņš, a diminutive suffix.ZELTIŅŠ LatvianDerived from the word zelts meaning "gold".
