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Popularity of the baby name Lasma


Posts that mention the name Lasma

Latvian names: Dzintars, Ligita, Parsla

Gauja National Park in Latvia

While putting together yesterday’s post on the top baby names in Latvia, I came across dozens of Latvian-origin names:

Female namesMale names
Agra, based on agrs, ” early”
Aina, “view, scene”
Ausma, “dawn”
Austra, “daybreak”		Agris, based on agrs, “early”
Ainis, based on aina, “view, scene”
Airis, “oar, paddle”
Alnis, “elk”
Atvars, “whirlpool”
Austrums, “east”
Centis, based on censties, “to aspire”
Daila, based on daile, “beauty”
Daina, “folk song”
Drosma, based on drosmigs, “brave”
Dzidra, based on dzidrs, “clear”
Dzintra, based on dzintars, “amber”		Dailis, based on daile, “beauty”
Dainis, based on daina, “folk song”
Drosmis, based on drosmigs, “brave”
Dzidris, based on dzidrs, “clear”
Dzintars, “amber”
Gaida, based on gaidit, “to wait”
Gundega, “buttercup” (a type of flower)
Guna and Gunta, based on guns/uguns, “fire”		Guntis, based on guns/uguns, “fire”
Ilga, based on ilgas, “longing”
Jautrite*, based on jautrs, “cheerful”
Lasma*, based on lasmot, “to sparkle”
Liega, based on liegs, “gentle”
Liga* and Ligita, based on ligot, “sing Ligo songs”
Liksma, based on liksms, “joyful”
Lilija, “lily”
Maiga, based on maigs, “gentle”
Meldra, based on meldrs, “bulrush”
Metra*, “mint”
Mirdza, based on mirdzet, “to glitter”
Modra, based on modrs, “watchful”
Mudite*, based on mudigs, “quick”
Mundra, based on mundrs, “brisk”		Meldris, based on meldrs, “bulrush”
Modris, based on modrs, “watchful”
Parsla*, “snowflake”
Rasa, “dew”
Rasma, “harvest”
Rozite*, based on roze, “rose”		Raitis, based on raits, “nimble”
Sarma and Sarmite*, based on sarma, “hoar frost“
Selga, “open sea” (also a brand of biscuits)
Skaidra and Skaidrite*, based on skaidrs, “clear”
Smaida, based on smaidit, “to smile”
Smuidra, based on smuidrs, “slender”
Sniedze, “snow bunting” (a type of bird)
Spodra, based on spodrs, “bright”
Spulga, based on spulgs, “bright”
Strauja, based on straujš, “rapid”		Sarmis, based on sarma, “hoar frost”
Smuidris, based on smuidrs, “slender”
Spodris, based on spodrs, “bright”
Vaira, based on vairot, “to increase”
Velta, based on velte, “gift”
Vesma*, “breeze”
Vija, “garland”
Vizma, based on vizmot, “to shimmer”		Viesturs, based on viesturis, “hospitable”
Vilnis, “wave”
Zaiga, based on zaigot, “to glisten”
Zeltite*, based on zeltits, “gilded”
Zinta, based on zinte, “witchcraft”		Ziedonis, “springtime” (based on zieds, “flower”)
Zintis, based on zinte, “witchcraft”

Hundreds of Latvian names were either invented or revived during the Latvian National Awakening, which started in the middle of the 19th century. Many of the invented names can be attributed to Latvian poet Mikelis Krogzemis (1850-79), who wrote under the pen name Auseklis.

Only about 50 of the names invented by Auseklis have survived until today, but some of those are quite common, such as Liga, Daina, Dzintars and Dzintra.

*Letters with macrons don’t render properly on my site, so please imagine they exist in the names marked with an asterisk.

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Image: Adapted from Zvartes Iezis-3 by Laaciz under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popular baby names in Latvia, 2018-2022

Flag of Latvia
Flag of Latvia

From 2018 to 2022, the European country of Latvia — which shares land borders with Estonia and Lithuania (the other two Baltic states) as well as Russia and Belarus — welcomed more than 89,000 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Sofija and Olivers.

Here are Latvia’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names for the five-year period (2018-2022):

Girl names

  1. Sofija
  2. Emilija*
  3. Alise
  4. Anna
  5. Marta
  6. Amelija*
  7. Paula
  8. Emma
  9. Elizabete
  10. Darta* – the Latvian form of Dorothea
  11. Estere
  12. Elza
  13. Mia
  14. Viktorija
  15. Marija
  16. Katrina*
  17. Gabriela
  18. Keita – the Latvian form of Kate
  19. Melanija*
  20. Eva
  21. Alisa
  22. Evelina*
  23. Odrija – the Latvian form of Audrey
  24. Milana
  25. Nora
  26. Madara – the Latvian word for bedstraw (i.e., plants in the genus Galium)
  27. Patricija*
  28. Nikola
  29. Hanna
  30. Luize*
  31. Eliza*
  32. Maija
  33. Olivija*
  34. Laura
  35. Anastasija
  36. Amanda
  37. Kate
  38. Melisa
  39. Enija – the Latvian form of Annie
  40. Aleksandra
  41. Veronika
  42. Adelina*
  43. Sara*
  44. Karlina*
  45. Rebeka
  46. Šarlote – the Latvian form of Charlotte
  47. Arina
  48. Kira
  49. Adele
  50. Ieva – the Latvian word for bird cherry (Prunus padus)

Boy names

  1. Olivers
  2. Roberts
  3. Marks
  4. Gustavs
  5. Emils*
    • The usage of Emils rose steeply during the 1990s (and likely earlier) thanks to the 1985 TV movie Emila nedarbi, which was so popular (and aired so frequently) in Latvia “that many of the lines of the leading character Emils and his parents have become part of the national lexicon.” The program was based on the children’s novel Emil i Lönneberga by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.
  6. Markuss
  7. Daniels
  8. Karlis*
  9. Adrians
  10. Jekabs*
  11. Aleksandrs
  12. Ernests
  13. Ralfs
  14. Dominiks
  15. Alekss
  16. Tomass
    • The rise of Tomass during the 2000s may be attributable to skeleton racer Tomass Dukurs, who began racing professionally in 1998.
  17. Arturs*
  18. Ricards (the “c” should have a caron)
  19. Toms
  20. Maksims
  21. Teodors
  22. Janis*
    • The pre-Christian name Janis, which was adopted as the Latvian equivalent of Johannes/John, “has been at or near the top of the list for popular names given to baby boys in Latvia for centuries.”
  23. Artjoms – the Latvian form of the Russian name Artyom
  24. Reinis
  25. Kristers – the Latvian form of the Swedish name Christer
  26. Lukass*
  27. Martins
    • The rise of Martins during the 2000s may be attributable to skeleton racer Martins Dukurs, who, like his older brother Tomass, began racing professionally in 1998. Martins was a silver medalist at both the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
  28. Gabriels
  29. Timurs – the Latvian form of the Russian name Timur
  30. Valters – the Latvian form of Walter
  31. Kristofers
  32. Everts
  33. Hugo
  34. Davids*
  35. Mihails
  36. Matvejs – the Latvian form of the Russian name Matvey
  37. Renars* – the Latvian form of the German name Reinhard
  38. Edvards
  39. Rudolfs*
  40. Oskars
  41. Henrijs
  42. Leo
  43. Rihards
  44. Rodrigo
  45. Pauls
  46. Kristaps – the Latvian form of Christopher
  47. Alberts
  48. Matiss* – the Latvian form of Matthew
  49. Patriks
  50. Daniils

The girl’s top 100 included Lauma (69th), the name of a woodland spirit in Latvian mythology.

The boys’ top 100 included Viesturs (94th), which is based on the Latvian word viesturis, meaning “hospitable.”

And two of the names that dropped out of the top 100 recently are Kristine* and Lasma*:

  • Kristine, the #1 girl name in Latvia throughout the 1980s, was originally popularized by the 1966 Soviet-Latvian film Purva bridejs, which featured a character named Kristine.
  • Lasma, a top-50 girl name from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, was influenced by the 1981 Soviet-Latvian film Limuzins Janu nakts krasa, which featured a character named Lasma.

During the previous five-year period, from 2013 to 2017, the top names in Latvia were Sofija and Roberts.

*Letters with macrons don’t render properly on my site, so please imagine they exist in the names marked with an asterisk.

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Image: Adapted from Flag of Latvia (public domain)