Velta

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Latvian

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Etymology

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First recorded as a given name of Latvians during 1850 - 1875 . From velte (gift, present). Name of a character in the play Zaudētās tiesības (1894) by Aspazija.

Proper noun

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Velta f

  1. a female given name

References

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  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Velta was the only given name of 5671 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.