Gatis (name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Gatis


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gender = Male
meaning = mature, prepared
region = Latvia
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footnotes = __NOTOC__Gatis is a Latvian masculine given name borne by over 5,000 men in Latvia [PMLP Database] . The name may either relate to "gatavs" ("ready", "mature") or derive from an old form of the word for "cat" ("kaķis"). Its name-day is celebrated on 8 January.

The name is one of the relatively few surviving names of indigenous origin from among the great number that were revived or introduced during the Latvian National Awakening of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Individuals

The name Gatis may refer to:

*Gatis Gūts, b. 1976, Latvian bobsleigher
*Gatis Kalniņš, b. 1981, Latvian footballer
*Gatis Rožkalns, b, 1981, Latvian footballer
*Gatis Smukulis, b. 1987, Latvian cyclist

Notes

ources

* [http://www.pmlp.gov.lv/lv/statistika/personvardu.html Pilsonības un Migrācijas Lietu Parvalde (PMLP): Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs personal name database] lv icon

References

* Latkovskis, Leonards, 1971: "Latgalu uzvordi, palames un dzymtas II" Munich: Latgalu izdevniecība lv icon
* Siliņš, K., 1990: "Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca". Rīga: Zinātne lv icon