Viesturs (name) explained
| Viesturs |
| Gender: | Male |
| Meaning: | hospitable |
| Region: | Latvia[1] |
| Language: | Latvian |
| Origin: | viesturis |
| Related Names: | Viestarts, Viestdards |
| Name Day: | 28 June[2] |
Viesturs is both a Latvian masculine given name, and less commonly, a surname. The name is derived from the Latvian viesturis, meaning "hospitable". The first recorded usage of the name in the areas of modern-day Latvia date from the 12th and 13th-centuries.
Individuals bearing the name Viesturs include:
- Given name:
- Viesturs (also, Viestards, Viesthard, and Vesthardus; d. 1230), Semigallian duke
- Viesturs Bērziņš (born 1974), Latvian cyclist
- Viesturs Kairišs (born 1971), Latvian opera, film, and theatre director
- Viesturs Koziols (born 1963), Latvian real estate developer, media and sports entrepreneur, photographer, and political and public figure
- Viesturs Lukševics (born 1987), Latvian cyclist
- Viesturs Meijers (born 1967), Latvian chess Grandmaster
- Surname:
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Siliņš, Klavs. Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. 1990. Zinātne. Riga. 9785796602782. lv.
- Web site: Latvian Name Days. Behind the Name. 2022. 30 January 2023.
