Valdis
Valdis is a Latvian language masculine given name. It is derived from two possible sources; from the Latvian word valdīt ("rule") or as a shortened form of Valdemārs, the Latvian form of Waldemar. Valdis may refer to the following:
- Valdis Birkavs (born 1942), Latvian politician and Prime Minister of Latvia
- Valdis Celms (born 1943), Latvian artist and neopagan leader
- Valdis Dombrovskis (born 1971), Latvian politician, Prime Minister of Latvia (2009–2013)
- Valdis Ģīlis (born 1954), Latvian politician
- Valdis Mintals (born 1979), Estonian figure skater
- Valdis Muižnieks (1935–2013), Latvian basketball player
- Valdis Muktupāvels (born 1958), Latvian ethnomusicologist, composer, musician and teacher
- Valdís Óskarsdóttir (born 1950), Icelandic film editor
- Valdis Pelšs (born 1967), Latvian-born Russian television personality, musical artist and actor
- Valdis Pultraks (1922–1972), Latvian footballer
- Valdis Valters (born 1957), Latvian basketball player
- Valdis Zatlers (born 1955), Latvian politician, President of Latvia (2007–2011)
- Valdis Zeps (1932–1996), Latvian-American linguist and professor
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Name day | 11 December |
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| Region of origin | Latvia |
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| Related names | Valdemārs, Voldemārs, Visvaldis, Miervaldis, Tautvaldis, Zemvaldis, Ciemvalids, Tālivaldis, Druvvaldis, Gunvaldis, Arvaldis |
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