At a Glance: Name: Riga – Origin: Latvian (place name, capital city, disputed etymology) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: REE-gə
Riga is a Latvian (place name, capital city, disputed etymology) unisex name. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Riga
Origin: Latvian (place name, capital city, disputed etymology).
A common claim: Often glossed as meaning 'harbor/port' or 'curved bay' Actually: Riga isn't established to mean 'harbor' or 'bay'; linguists instead debate a link to a river-tributary name or the word for 'threshing barn.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Riga
Phonetic: REE-gə IPA: /ˈriːɡə/
Popularity of Riga
Riga doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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