Vanags Explained

Vanags
Meaning:	"hawk"
Origin:	Latvian

Vanags (feminine: Vanaga) is a Latvian surname, derived from the Latvian word for "hawk". Individuals with the surname include:

• Aleksandrs Vanags (1919–1986), Latvian football and basketball player
• Aleksandrs Vanags (architect) (1873-1919), Latvian architect
• Ēriks Vanags (1892–2001), Latvian athlete
• Jānis Vanags (born 1958), Latvian archbishop
• Jūlijs Vanags (1903–1986), Latvian writer and translator