Taisija

First recorded as a given name of Latvians during 1850–1875 (as Taīsija). From Russian Таи́сия (Taísija, name of a saint), ultimately from Ancient Greek Θαΐς (Thaḯs).

Taisija f

1. a female given name from Russian
2. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Таи́сия (Taísija).

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Taisija was the only given name of 1096 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.