Valdis

Gender:
Origin: Norse
39 famous people named Valdis found on Wikipedia.
82 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 6712-th in year 1978
Best ranking: 2807-th in year 1971
Used in: Latvian

Meanings

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. Valdis may refer to the following:
Valdis Birkavs (born 1942), Latvian politician
Valdis Dombrovskis (born 1971), Latvian politician, Prime Minister of Latvia (2009–2013)
Valdis Mintals (born 1979), Estonian figure skater
Valdis Muižnieks (1935–2013), Latvian basketball player
Valdís Óskarsdóttir (born 1950), Icelandic film editor
Valdis Pelšs (born 1967), Latvian-born Russian television personality, musical artist and actor
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

Younger form of Valdis: combine of val (dead, foreign) and dis (norse goddness, woman, lady).

Famous People: 39 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Sigrid Valdis 1935 American actress
2 Valdis Dombrovskis 1971 Politician from Latvia, 11th Prime Minister of Latvia
3 Valdis Zatlers 1955 President of Latvia
4 Valdis Valters 1957 Soviet basketball player
5 Valdis Krebs American-Latvian researcher
6 Valdis Pelšs 1967 Russian actor
7 Valdis Muižnieks 1935 Basketball player
8 Valdis Birkavs 1942 Latvian politician
9 Valdis Rūmnieks 1951
10 Valdis Mintals 1979 Pair skater
11 Valdis Lūriņš 1951
12 Valdis Muktupāvels 1958 Latvian composer and ethnomusicologist
13 Valdis Voins 1959
14 Valdis Kalnozols 1962 Latvian businessperson and politician
15 Valdis Zeps 1932 Latvian linguist
16 Valdis Pavlovskis 1934 Latvian politician
17 Valdis Celms 1943
18 Valdis Pīrāgs 1961 Latvian physician
19 Valdis Ģīlis 1954 Deputy of the 9th Saeima
20 Valdis Pultraks 1922 Footballer
21 Valdis Šteins 1948 Latvian geographer
22 Valdis Jansons 1981 Latvian association football player
23 Valdis Jancis 1934
24 Valdis Vikmanis 1915
25 Valdis Mārtiņš Drinks 1937
26 Valdis Zariņš 1942
27 Valdis Toomast 1969
28 Valdis Lukoševičius 1929
29 Valdis Vancovičs 1968
30 Valdis Artavs 1928
31 Valdis Šlakāns 1898 Latvian politician (1898-1951)
32 Valdis Grīnvalds 1913
33 Valdis Verners 1986
34 Valdis Sakars 1921
35 Valdis Kaļva 1991 Latvian association football player
36 Valdis Āboliņš 1939
37 Valdis Lesiņš 1881
38 Valdis Neimanis 1908
39 Valdis Tomsons 1981