How do Latvian surnames work?

Surnames. Latvian names, like in most European cultures, consist of two main elements: the given name (vārds) followed by family name (uzvārds).

Do Lithuanians and Latvians understand each other?

Speakers of Latvian and Lithuanian do not understand each other without learning the other language first. When presented with a written text in Lithuanian, some words may look vaguely familiar to a Latvian, however it is unlikely that anything more than the very general context will be understood.

What Latvia called?

Latvia

Is Latvian similar to Ukrainian?

Rusine And Latvian Even though Rusine was initially a dialect that developed into a native language over time, it is a blend of Ukrainian, Belarusian and Russian. Latvian may not be as similar in grammatical cases but in terms of Russian vocabulary and intricacies, both sound pretty similar.

Do all Latvian names end with S?

Latvian male names end in 1st or 2nd declension masculine endings, either -s/-š or -is (with a handful of mostly foreign exceptions ending in indeclinable -o, such as Ivo, Raivo, Gvido, Bruno, Oto and only a few belonging to the 3rd declension ending in -us, such as Ingus, Mikus, Edžus, Zemgus). …

Why do Latvian words end with S?

Two reasons. First, technical. Latvian has six noun declensions and the first declension includes all masculine nouns which end with -s or -š in Nominative case. This means that some male names might not end with -s, such as Ivo or Hugo, which are perfectly normal names in Latvia.

What are Latvian last names?

Most common Latvian names