Valdis is a
Latvian language
Latvian ( ), also known as Lettish, is an Eastern Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken in the Baltic region. It is the language of Latvians and the official language of Latvia as well ...
masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...
. It is derived from two possible sources; from the Latvian word ''valdīt'' ("rule") or as a shortened form of
Valdemārs, the Latvian form of
Waldemar
Waldemar, Valdemar or Woldemar is an Old High German given name. It consists of the elements ''wald-'' "power", "brightness" and ''-mar'' "fame".
The name is considered the equivalent of the Slavic name Vladimir, Volodymyr, Uladzimir or Wło ...
. Valdis may refer to the following:
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Valdis Birkavs (born 1942), Latvian politician and Prime Minister of Latvia
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Valdis Celms (born 1943), Latvian artist and neopagan leader
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Valdis Dombrovskis
Valdis Dombrovskis (born 5 August 1971) is a Latvian politician serving as Executive Vice President of the European Commission for An Economy that Works for People since 2019 and European Commissioner for Trade since 2020. He previously serve ...
(born 1971), Latvian politician,
Prime Minister of Latvia (2009–2013)
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Valdis Ģīlis (born 1954), Latvian politician
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Valdis Mintals (born 1979), Estonian figure skater
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Valdis Muižnieks (1935–2013), Latvian basketball player
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Valdis Muktupāvels (born 1958), Latvian ethnomusicologist, composer, musician and teacher
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Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Valdís Óskarsdóttir (born 1949 in Akureyri, Iceland) is an Icelandic film editor, whose work includes '' The Celebration'', ''Les Misérables'', ''Finding Forrester'' and '' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind''.
She received multiple awa ...
(born 1950), Icelandic film editor
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Valdis Pelšs
Valdis Eyzhenovich (Yevgenyevich) Pelsh, lv, Valdis Pelšs ( rus. Валдис Евгеньевич Пельш, born 5 June 1967 in Riga) is a Latvian-born Soviet and Russian television presenter, television director, television producer and mu ...
(born 1967), Latvian-born Russian television personality, musical artist and actor
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Valdis Pultraks (1922–1972), Latvian footballer
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Valdis Valters (born 1957), Latvian basketball player
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Valdis Zatlers
Valdis Zatlers (born 22 March 1955) is a Latvian politician and former physician who served as the seventh president of Latvia from 2007 to 2011. He won the Latvian presidential election of 31 May 2007. He became President of Latvia on 8 July 2 ...
(born 1955), Latvian politician,
President of Latvia (2007–2011)
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Valdis Zeps (1932–1996), Latvian-American linguist and professor
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Latvian masculine given names