My Mummy’s Names Day
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (101358)
Daytona Beach, Florida
August 13, 2026 4:34pm CST
Today August 13 is the day my mother’s name appears in the Latvian calendar so it is her names day. Lots of good memories how we celebrated back in NYC and once in Latvia. Back in NYC I was into music of various genres and one of them was country. When the Oak Ridge Boys came out with the song “Elvira” mom rolled her eyes and said that is not how you pronounce my name. Well, she wanted her name not to be pronounced with a hard I but this way Elveera. I hope you understand and in remembrance, “Mom, this song is for you!”. “Happy Name’s Day!”
The photo is of her while at university in Riga. And online found the meaning of her name—Elvira is associated with a goddess of fate and childbirth in Latvian mythology.
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@toniganzon (81707)
• Philippines
14 Aug
Oh a name day is something I have never heard of.
Happy name day to your mom!
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@RasmaSandra (101358)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Aug
@toniganzon thank you and every Latvian has their name on a certain date in the Latvian calendar, I believe the Scandinavian countres do so as well,
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@RasmaSandra (101358)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Aug
@AmbiePam it is the Latvian pronunciation, not the American one
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@RasmaSandra (101358)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Aug
@RebeccasFarm thank you, she was lovely, just sad that WW II disrupted her life,
@RasmaSandra (101358)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Aug
@noni1959 the pronunciation is Latvian and she would not have it any other way but did like the song,
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@noni1959 (13189)
• United States
20 Aug
@RasmaSandra I enjoyed learning about your mum.
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@AliCanary (4954)
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15 Aug
Oh what a cute girlie your mom was! Sounds like she had a lot of character, too.
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@RasmaSandra (101358)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Aug
@AliCanary she always made sure she got what she wanted,
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@RasmaSandra (101358)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Aug
@Wrexxo she was always a very beautiful woman, and all through her life looked at least then years younger than she was,
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@celticeagle (194701)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Aug
Your mother is very attractive, has a great smile. I remember when that song came out.
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@RasmaSandra (101358)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Aug
@celticeagle she was a very beautiful and wonderful woman
@RasmaSandra (101358)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Aug
@JudyEv her mother named her that when she heard a German woman in the building they lived in Riga when my mom was a little girl, calling her daughter Elvira, "comme essen?" Meaning in German come eat.
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