Ārijs

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. Possibly from (biblical) Hebrew אריה (“lion”), from Arius, or a phonetic coinage.

Proper noun

Ārijs m

1. a male given name
2. Arius

Related terms

• Ārija
• Āris

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Ārijs was the only given name of 295 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.