| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Latvian |
| Name day | 28 June[1] |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | viesturis |
| Meaning | hospitable |
| Region of origin | Latvia[2] |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Viestarts, Viestdards |
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.[2]
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
- Ed Viesturs (born 1959), American mountaineer
See also
References
- ↑ "Latvian Name Days". Behind the Name. 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- 1 2 Siliņš, Klavs (1990). Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca (in Latvian). Riga: Zinātne. ISBN 9785796602782.
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