"Laima" meaning in Latvian

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Proper name

Etymology: First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From laime (“luck”). Laima as laimė = happiness Head templates: {{head|lv|proper noun|g=f}} Laima f
  1. A goddess of fate in Latvian and Lithuanian mythology. Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Mythology
    Sense id: en-Laima-lv-name-fF~lEVKI Disambiguation of Mythology: 62 38
  2. a female given name Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Latvian female given names, Latvian given names Derived forms (Finnish): Laimi
    Sense id: en-Laima-lv-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 33 35 25 Disambiguation of 'Finnish': 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Laimdota, Laimonis
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