Latvian edit

Etymology edit

First recorded in 1402. Short form of Niklāvs (Nicholas). Cognate to German Klaus.

Proper noun edit

Klāvs m

  1. a male given name

References edit

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: There were 844 persons named Klāvs in Latvia on May 21st 2010.