Meaning in the sources
Source-reportedMeaning: “all” + “rule”
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the 13th century. From viss (“all”) + valdīt (“rule”). Name of a Latgalian ruler. May be borrowed from Old East Slavic Всеволодъ.
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: VisvaldisCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Polish Wiktionary: VisvaldisCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

