Sergejs

Latvian

Etymology

Etymology tree
Etruscanbor.?
Latin Sergiusbor.
Ancient Greek Σέργιος (Sérgios)lbor.
Russian Серге́й (Sergéj)bor.
Latvian Sergejs

    Borrowed from Russian Серге́й (Sergéj), a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Σέργιος (Sérgios), borrowed from Latin Sergius, possibly borrowed from Etruscan. First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1762.

    Proper noun

    Sergejs m

    1. a transliteration of the Russian male given name Серге́й (Sergéj), equivalent to Sergius
    2. (uncommon) a male given name from Russian of Latvian speakers

    References

    • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
    • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Sergejs was the only given name of 25 410 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.
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