Randvere, Saaremaa Parish

Randvere is a village in the Estonian island of Saaremaa. Administratively it is part of Saaremaa Parish in Saare County Before the administrative reform of 2017, the village was in Laimjala Parish.

Name

Randvere was attested in historical sources as Randever in 1453 and Randfer in 1645. The name is a compound, from the common noun rand 'beach' plus the ending -vere, found in settlement names, thus meaning 'beach settlement'. The etymology of -vere is uncertain, although various theories have been proposed.

Notable people

Randvere was the birthplace of linguist Johannes Aavik, an innovator of the Estonian language.