Valdas is a
Lithuanian masculine given name. It is the shortened form of
Valdemaras and other
Lithuanian name
A Lithuanian personal name, as in most European cultures, consists of two main elements: the given name () followed by the family name (). The usage of personal names in Lithuania is generally governed (in addition to personal taste and family cu ...
s containing the
Germanic or
Baltic
Baltic may refer to:
Peoples and languages
*Baltic languages, a subfamily of Indo-European languages, including Lithuanian, Latvian and extinct Old Prussian
*Balts (or Baltic peoples), ethnic groups speaking the Baltic languages and/or originatin ...
element "wald" ("rule"). Individuals with the name Valdas include:
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Valdas Adamkus
Valdas Adamkus (; born Voldemaras Adamkavičius; November 3, 1926) is a Lithuanian politician, diplomat and civil engineer who served as the fifth and seventh president of Lithuania from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2004 to 2009.
Adamku ...
(born 1926), Lithuanian politician, former President of Lithuania
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Valdas Dabkus (born 1984), Lithuanian basketball player
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Valdas Dambrauskas (born 1977), Lithuanian football manager
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Valdas Dopolskas (born 1992) Lithuanian marathon runner
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Valdas Ivanauskas (born 1966), Lithuanian footballer
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Valdas Kasparavičius (born 1958), Lithuanian footballer
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Valdas Kazlauskas (born 1958), Lithuanian racewalker
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Valdas Trakys (born 1979), Lithuanian footballer
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Valdas Urbonas (born 1967), Lithuanian footballer
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Valdas Vasylius (born 1983), Lithuanian basketball player
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Lithuanian masculine given names
Masculine given names