The baby name Arvydas is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AHR-VEE-dahs (IPA: /ˈɑr.vi.dɑs/).
Arvydas is Lithuanian in Origin.
The baby name Arvydas is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AHR-VEE-dahs (IPA: /ˈɑr.vi.dɑs/).
Arvydas is Lithuanian in Origin.
Arvydas is a Lithuanian masculine given name, etymologically cognate with Scandinavian Arvid and German Arved. The form traces back to Old Norse Arnviðr (arn “eagle” + viðr “wood, forest”), yielding the evocative sense “eagle of the forest” or “eagle‑wood.” As the name moved around the Baltic Sea, it took local shapes: Lithuanian Arvydas with the native -as ending, Latvian Arvīds, Polish Arwid, and German Arved.
In Lithuania, Arvydas gained steady use in the 20th century and remains widely recognized thanks to cultural figures, most famously basketball legend Arvydas Sabonis. The name fits a broader pattern of Baltic adoption of Germanic and Norse anthroponyms through Hanseatic and regional contacts, then naturalized within Lithuanian phonology. Related forms and spellings include Arvid (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish), Arvīds (Latvian), Arwid (Polish), and Arved (German). Diminutives are uncommon; the full Arvydas is preferred in formal and everyday use.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LT | Boys | 0 | #24 | 520 | 2,166 |
| LT | 0 | #61 | 27 | 949 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| Norway | Boys | 1992 | #138 | 4 | 531 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #197 | 4 | 1,904 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
Arvydas is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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