Avotiņš

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Surname: Avotiņš

Origin: Latvian

Meaning: Diminutive form of "spring, water source"

Old Spellings: Avotin, Awotin, Awotiņ, Awotiņsch

Cyrillic Spelling: Авотин, Авотиньш

Handwritten Cyrillic: To be added

Variations and Alternate Spellings: Avotiņa, Avotins, Avotina

Related Surnames: Avotnieks, Avots

Possible place name borrowing? Yes


Attested Locations: Cesvaine*, Krustpils, Limbaži, Plāņi, Sece, Sērene, Suntaži, Vijciems*

Famous individuals with this surname: Unknown