Balgalvis
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Dzīvnieks ar baltu (vai ļoti gaišu) galvas apspalvojumu, apmatojumu; šāda dzīvnieka vārds
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 1 country
Balgalvis is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in Latvia.
- LVLatvia
- EEEstonia
- AUAustralia
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)Dzīvnieks ar baltu (vai ļoti gaišu) galvas apspalvojumu, apmatojumu; šāda dzīvnieka vārds
Cited for this meaning 1
- Tēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)
Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses
(measured from records)Balgalvis is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Latvian, Lini ar ļoti gaišu šķiedru; šādu linu šķirne
as a wordTēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)
In Latvian, Parastā pīpene ("Leucanthemum vulgare")
as a wordTēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)
In Latvian, Pļavas zāle - spilve ("Eriophorum")
as a wordTēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)
In Latvian, cilvēks ar ļoti gaišiem matiem
as a wordTēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)
Plg. lat. Balgalve, Balgalvis (RTAS 65). Greičiausiai iš *BaltgaL vis : baltas, -d ir galva
as a nameLietuvių pavardžių žodynas (Dictionary of Lithuanian Surnames)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Evidence
(measured from records)4 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 1 country.
Reference works 3
- Lietuvių kalbos institutas — Lietuvių pavardžių žodynas (Lithuanian surname dictionary)
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Lietuvių pavardžių žodynas (Dictionary of Lithuanian Surnames)
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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Balgalvis mean?
- Recorded meaning: Dzīvnieks ar baltu (vai ļoti gaišu) galvas apspalvojumu, apmatojumu; šāda dzīvnieka vārds
- In which country does Balgalvis have the most bearers?
- Balgalvis is most frequently recorded in Latvia.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Balgalvis”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.