- Origin: Latvian
- Meaning: “course; process; development; movement; gait.”
- Pron: (GUYTZ, rhymes with Kites; GUY-tis, GUY-tah)
All three names come from the native Latvian word gaita, which means “course, path, progress, pace, way of going.” During Latvia’s national awakening in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many indigenous words were adopted as given names to celebrate the Latvian language and identity.
- Gaits, Gaitis – are the masculine forms, the designated name-day is February 10th and October 17th.
- Gaita – the original feminine form, the designated name-day is September 28th.
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