Valda

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Estonian

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Proper noun

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Valda

  1. a female given name. Feminine variant of Valter, Valdur and Voldemar
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Latvian

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Etymology

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First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1888. Feminine form of Valdis, from valdīt (to rule), and shortened from compound names containing the similar Germanic name element.

Proper noun

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Valda f

  1. a female given name

References

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  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Valda was the only given name of 2484 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.