Bērziņš
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | Latvian |
| Meaning | "little birch tree" |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Berzin |
Bērziņš (Old orthography: Be(h)rsin(g); feminine: Bērziņa) is the Latvian surname, derived from the Latvian word for "birch tree".[1] In 2015 the two were the most common male and female surnames in Latvia.[2] Notable people with the surname include:
Bērziņš
- Aldis Berzins (born 1956), volleyball player
- Alfons Bērziņš (1916–1987), long track speed skater
- Andris Bērziņš (born 1944), politician and businessman, former President of Latvia (2011–2015)
- Andris Bērziņš (born 1951), politician
- Armands Bērziņš (born 1983), ice hockey player
- Artūrs Bērziņš (born 1988), basketball player
- Augusts Miervaldis Bērziņš (1921–2000), writer, publicist and physician
- Gundars Bērziņš (1959–2023), politician
- Jānis Bērziņš (1880s–1938), military official and politician
- Jānis Bērziņš (born 1984), biathlete
- Jānis Bērziņš (born 1993), basketball player
- Jānis Bērziņš (1881–1938), diplomat
- John Bērziņš (born 1957), bishop of Caracas and South America
- Juris Bērziņš (born 1954), rower
- Kaspars Bērziņš (born 1985), basketball player
- Māris Bērziņš (born 1962), writer and playwright
- Reinholds Bērziņš (1888–1938) Soviet politician and military officer, executed during the Latvian Operation of the NKVD
- Roberts Bērziņš (born 2001), Latvian basketball player
- Sandris Bērziņš (born 1976), luger
- Uldis Bērziņš (1944–2021), poet and translator
- Vladimirs Bērziņš (1905–?), football player and manager
Bērziņa
- Ieva Bērziņa, Latvian curler
- Ilze Bērziņa (born 1984), chess player
- Ingrīda Bērziņa (born 1954), chess player
- Laila Bērziņa (born 1965), Latvian politician
- Liene Bērziņa
- Lilita Bērziņa (1903–1983) Latvian actress
- Santa Blumberga-Bērziņa, Latvian curler
See also
- All pages with titles containing Berzins
- All pages with titles containing Berzina
- Berzin/Berzina (Russianized forms)
References
- ^ Berzins Family History, citing Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition
- ^ Noskaidroti Latvijā populārākie uzvārdi