Piotr Ugrumov

[Atlas]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piotr_Ugrumov

He was a famous cyclist in the 90's, he made himself popular on the Tour de France 1994 by winning two race and being third in Paris on the podium.

Wikipedia says he is latvian (born in Riga), I'm being curious now, is he an ethnic latvian ? His name sounds so russian. Thank in advance for the answer.

[Absinthe]

Wikipedia says he is latvian (born in Riga), I'm being curious now, is he an ethnic latvian ? His name sounds so russian.

Does he sound like he's an "ethnic" Latvian?

[RoyBatty]

Name sounds more Latvian. Surname probably Russian?

[Absinthe]

The name Piotr is Russian. In Latvian it would have been Pēteris.

[Atlas]

As for the surname, doesn't sound quite latvian, Roy must be right. I still wonder a bit though.

[RoyBatty]

Thanks

[Absinthe]

As for the surname, doesn't sound quite latvian, Roy must be right. I still wonder a bit though.

There is no "ethnic" Latvian surnames ending in -ov.

For example, check out a list of famous Latvians to get an idea of what their names sound like.

Among them, you will find some "-ov" s preceded by a Russian first name, e.g. Mikhail Baryshnikov, Vladimirs Petrovs, e.t.c...

[Inese]

He is a Russian born in Riga!! Real Latvian have not names like that --- look at list of Absinthe You know , we adjust foreign names to our Latvian name system also! The name of Hitler in Latvia is Ādolfs Hitlers and Stalin is Josifs Stalins....and in Latvia it is Baraks Obama and Dzordzs Bušs for George Bush

Chef of Apricity is Loki ---- in Latvia "Lokijs ". That is our name system okay?? It is very easy to make out real Latvian and Russian Latvian when looking at the name

[Namejs]

He is a Russian born in Riga!! Real Latvian have not names like that --- look at list of Absinthe You know , we adjust foreign names to our Latvian name system also! The name of Hitler in Latvia is Ādolfs Hitlers and Stalin is Josifs Staļins....and in Latvia it is Baraks Obama and Džordžs Bušs for George Bush

Chef of Apricity is Loki ---- in Latvia "Lokijs ". That is our name system okay?? It is very easy to make out real Latvian and Russian Latvian when looking at the name

Not true, i have a friend and his name is Genādijs. I guess thats russian name but he's latvian. During summer when i was with a friend in Talsi i met a girl and her name was Hanna, thats a german name, right? But she's latvian.
It's really hard to tell because people give their children names what they want/like. Same is with surnames. For example mine is Miķelsons, that can be some kind of scandinavian or smthn, Grobovs, Himmels, Čuškins, Kizino.
I know a lot of people who have russian-like surnames because of fictive marriages to escape deportation.

[Matuo]

Not true, i have a friend and his name is Genādijs. I guess thats russian name but he's latvian. During summer when i was with a friend in Talsi i met a girl and her name was Hanna, thats a german name, right? But she's latvian.

I hear first time in my life, that a guy with name Genādijs is Latvian by ethnicity. "Genādijs" sounds foreign, already by sounding. Hanna also definately is foreign name, because letter "h" is unusual in Latvian language.