What is "gatis"

__NOTOC__ Gatis is a Latvian masculine given name borne by over 5,000 men in Latvia. The etymology of the name is disputed. Some of the suggestions include a possible relation to the Latvian word gatavs ("ready", "mature") . Other versions suggest its possible relation to an old Latvian word "gātis" meaning gates or river source. Another version suggests that the word is derived from the German name Gotthard. Its name-day is celebrated on 8 January.

The name is one of the relatively few surviving names of indigenous origin from among the great number that were revived or introduced during the Latvian National Awakening of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.