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Didzis

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Didzis
GenderMale
Name day6 May[1]
Origin
Word/nameOld High German
Region of originLatvia
Other names
Related namesDītrihs, Didrikis

Didzis is a Latvian masculine given name of Old High German origin. It is occasionally a diminutive of the names Dītrihs and Didrikis. It is a cognate to the German name Dietrich.[2] The first recorded usage of the name in the areas of modern-day Latvia date from the early 19th-century.[2]

Individuals bearing the name Didzis include:

References

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  1. ^ "Latvian Name Days". Behind the Name. 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b Siliņš, Klavs (1990). Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca (in Latvian). Riga: Zinātne. ISBN 9785796602782.