Raivo

See also: raivo

Estonian

Etymology

First appeared in the 1930s. Possibly a variant of Raimond (“Raymond”), or simply a phonetic coinage.

Proper noun

Raivo

  1. a male given name, popular in the 1950s and the 1960s

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1965. From Estonian Raivo.

Proper noun

Raivo m

  1. a male given name

References

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Raivo was the only given name of 1501 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
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