What is "vanags"

Vanags is a Latvian surname, which means " hawk". The name may refer to:

• Aleksandrs Vanags (1919–1986), Latvian football and basketball player
• Ēriks Vanags (1892–2001), Latvian athlete
• Jānis Vanags (born 1958), Latvian archbishop
• Jūlijs Vanags (1903–1986), Latvian writer and translator