Valdis

== Faroese == === Proper noun === Valdis a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics Valdis's son: Valdisarson Valdis's daughter: Valdisardóttir ==== Declension ==== == Latvian == === Etymology === First recorded in the end of 19th century. From valdīt (“rule”). Also shortened from Valdemārs, giving it a similar Old High German meaning. === Proper noun === Valdis m a male given name === References === Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN [1] Population Register of Latvia: Valdis was the only given name of 7723 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.