Purvītis
From Latvian Surname Project
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Map of attested locations
Surname: Purvītis
Origin: Latvian
Meaning: Diminutive of "swamp"
Old Spellings: Purwit, Purwiht
Cyrillic Spelling: Пурвитис
Handwritten Cyrillic: To be added
Variations and Alternate Spellings: Purvīte, Purvitis, Purvite, Purviņš, Purviņa, Purvins, Purvina
Related Surnames: Unknown
Possible place name borrowing? Yes
Attested Locations: Liepāja, Lizums, Zaube (Purvītis); Atašiene, Bēne, Dignāja, Ērgļi, Grostona, Īslīce, Jaunauce, Jumurda, Koknese, Kurmene, Ļaudona, Lubeja, Mēdzūla, Nītaure, Ogre, Plātere, Rēzekne, Rundāle, Sausnēja, Skaistkalne, Taurkalne, Vecpiebalga, Vecsaule, Vilzēni (Purviņš)
Famous individuals with this surname: Unknown
Categories:
- Atašiene parish
- Bēne parish
- Dignāja parish
- Ērgļi parish
- Grostona parish
- Īslīce parish
- Jaunauce parish
- Jumurda parish
- Koknese parish
- Kurmene parish
- Ļaudona parish
- Liepāja
- Lizums parish
- Lubeja parish
- Mēdzūla parish
- Nītaure parish
- Ogre parish
- Plātere parish
- Rēzekne
- Rundāle parish
- Sausnēja parish
- Skaistkalne parish
- Taurkalne parish
- Vecpiebalga parish
- Vecsaule parish
- Vilzēni parish
- Zaube parish
- Surnames listed alphabetically
- Surnames starting with the letter P
- Latvian surnames of Latvian origin
- Surnames related to natural features
- Diminutive surnames
