Lībietis

Lībietis feminine: Lībiete is a Latvian ethnonymic surname literally meaning "Liv"/"Livonian".[1] Notable people with the surname include:

  • Jānis Lībietis(1885–1946), Latvian doctor, a signatory of the memorandum of the Central Council of Latvia
  • Kārlis Lībietis (1846–1904), Latvian doctor, creator of Latvian medical terminology
  • Kristaps Lībietis, Latvian biathlete
  • Miķelis Lībietis, Latvian tennis player

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Libiete
  • All pages with titles containing Libietis

References

  1. ^ A (very brief) guide to some Livonian naming patterns, citing Strenga, G. 2021. "Turning transport workers into Latvians? Ethnicity and transport workers’ guilds in Riga before and after the Reformation" Journal of Baltic Studies 52(1):61–83.
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