Genadijs

See also: Genādijs

Latvian

Alternative forms

• Genādijs

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1923. From Russian Генна́дий (Gennádij), from Ancient Greek γεννάδας (gennádas, “noble”). Name of early saints venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Cognate with the historical English and Latin Gennadius.

Proper noun

Genadijs m

1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Генна́дий (Gennádij), Gennady.

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Genadijs was the only given name of 2251 persons in Latvia on January 1st 2011, including Russian speakers.