What is "alksnis"

Alksnis is the masculine form of a Latvian family name (derived from the word alksnis ' alder'). The feminine Latvian form of Alksnis is Alksne. Notable people with the surname include:

• Gunnar Alksnis (1931-2011), Latvian-American philosopher and theologian
• Viktor Alksnis (born 1950), ethnic Latvian former Soviet Air Force colonel, and a Russian ultranationalist politician
• Yakov Alksnis (1897–1938), commander of Red Army Air Forces from 1931 to 1937
• Ādams Alksnis (1864–1897), Latvian painter