Valdis is a
Latvian language
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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 fa ...
. It is derived from two possible sources; from the Latvian word ''valdīt'' ("rule") or as a shortened form of
Valdemārs
Valdemārs is a Latvian masculine given name and surname and may refer to:
Given name
*Valdemārs Baumanis (1905–1992), Latvian basketball player, basketball and football coach
* Valdemārs Klētnieks (1905–1968), Latvian writer and nationa ...
, 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 Włod ...
. Valdis may refer to the following:
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Valdis Birkavs
Valdis Birkavs (born July 28, 1942) is a Latvian politician. He was born in Riga. Birkavs attended the University of Latvia, where he studied philosophy, sociology, law, psychology and mathematical logic. He was first elected to the Latvian pa ...
(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 served ...
(born 1971), Latvian politician,
Prime Minister of Latvia
The prime minister of Latvia ( lv, ministru prezidents) is the most powerful member of the Government of Latvia, who presides over the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers. The officeholder is nominated by the president of Latvia, but must be able to obta ...
(2009–2013)
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Valdis Ģīlis
Valdis Ģīlis (born 1954) is a Latvian politician and was a Deputy of the 9th Saeima
The Saeima () is the parliament of the Latvia, Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional re ...
(born 1954), Latvian politician
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Valdis Mintals
Valdis Mintals (born 11 December 1979 in Tallinn) is an Estonian pair skater.
With partner Ekaterina Nekrassova, he is a multiple Estonian national champion. They competed at the World, European, and World Junior Championships before ending t ...
(born 1979), Estonian figure skater
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Valdis Muižnieks
Valdis Muižnieks (February 22, 1935 – November 29, 2013) was a Latvian basketball player.
Muižnieks was born in Riga. He played for Rīgas ASK and won 3 Euroleague titles (1958, 1959, 1960) and 4 Soviet national championships (1955, 1956 ...
(1935–2013), Latvian basketball player
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Valdis Muktupāvels
Valdis Muktupāvels (9 November 1958 in Līvāni) is a Latvian ethnomusicologist, composer, musician, teacher and doctor of art criticism.
Muktupāvels graduated 1980 from the University of Latvia and acquired a specialty in chemistry in 1983. H ...
(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 (Russian language, rus. Валдис Евгеньевич Пельш, born 5 June 1967 in Riga) is a Latvian-born USSR, Soviet and Russian television presenter, television director, telev ...
(born 1967), Latvian-born Russian television personality, musical artist and actor
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Valdis Pultraks
Valdis Pultraks (1922–1972) was a Latvian Football (soccer), football Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper, one of the most known Latvian footballers of the early post-World War II era.
At the age of just 14 Pultraks already played fo ...
(1922–1972), Latvian footballer
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Valdis Valters
Valdis Valters (born August 4, 1957) is a retired Latvian professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position for the senior USSR national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest players to have played the game in Europe in ...
(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
The president of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Valsts prezidents ) is head of state and commander-in-chief of the Latvian National Armed Forces, National Armed Forces of the Latvia, Republic of Latvia.
The term of office is four years. Before 1999, it w ...
(2007–2011)
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Valdis Zeps Dr. Valdis Juris Zeps (May 29, 1932 in Daugavpils, Latvia – July 25, 1996 in Riga, Latvia) was a Latvian-American linguist and college professor.
Early life and family
His parents, Jazeps and Anna Zeps, were World War II refugees. In 1944, he fl ...
(1932–1996), Latvian-American linguist and professor
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Latvian masculine given names