Velta is both a surname and a given name.
Given name
Velta is a feminine
Latvian given name. Notable individuals named Velta include:
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Velta Līne
Velta Līne (28 August 1923 – 31 December 2012) was a Soviet and Latvian actress, who worked in the Latvian National Theatre since 1945.
She was married to actor and film director Gunārs Cilinskis in 1957 until his death in 1992. They had a so ...
(1923–2012), Latvian actress
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Velta Ruke-Dravina
Velta Ruke-Dravina (Velta Rūķe-Draviņa; 25 January 1917 – 7 May 2003) was a Latvian-born Swedish linguist and folklorist, as well as a professor in Baltic languages at Stockholm University. Ruke-Dravina's research interests included children ...
(1917–2003), Latvian linguist and folklorist
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Velta Skurstene
Velta Skurstene (19 December 1930 – 12 November 2022) was a Latvian stage, radio, and film actress. She acted in various Latvian films, including "Kapteiņa Enriko pulkstenis", "Dāvana vientuļai sievietei", "Meldru mežs", "Un rasas lāses rī ...
(1930–2022), Latvian actress
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Velta Sniķere
Velta is both a surname and a given name.
Given name
Velta is a feminine Latvian given name. Notable individuals named Velta include:
*Velta Līne (1923–2012), Latvian actress
*Velta Ruke-Dravina (1917–2003), Latvian linguist and folklo ...
(born 1920), Latvian poet
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Velta Toma
Velta Toma (31 January 1912 – 26 April 1999) was a Latvian poet and an honorary member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. She also used the pen name Velta Pavasara (literally Velta Spring).
Biography
Born in Nereta in the south of Latvia, Toma ...
(1912–1999), Latvian poet
Surname
Notable people with the surname Velta include:
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Rune Velta
Rune Velta (; born 19 July 1989) is a Norwegian former ski jumper.
Career
On 25 February 2012, Velta finished second in the Ski Flying World Championships in Vikersund, behind winner Robert Kranjec. He made his World Cup debut in March 2010 in ...
(born 1989), Norwegian ski jumper
References
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Latvian feminine given names
Feminine given names