Ārijs

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Latvian

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Etymology

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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

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Ārijs m

  1. a male given name
  2. Arius
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References

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  • 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.