Liesma

See also: liesma and liesmā

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1900. From liesma (“flame”). Name of a character in the play Ragana (1895) by Aspazija.

Proper noun

Liesma f

  1. A female given name.

References
  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Liesma was the only given name of 282 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
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