First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the 12th - 13th century. From viesturis (“hospitable”).
Viesturs m
- a male given name
- a surname
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Viesturs was the only given name of 2491 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.