This is the 249th most frequent Latvian word.
neviens
"Neviens" means "no one" or "nobody" in English.
Here, 'neviens' functions as a pronoun meaning 'no one', expressing the absence of any person in the subject position.
Neviens nav ieradies uz sanāksmi.
No one has arrived at the meeting.
Here, 'neviens' is again used as a pronoun in a question, meaning 'nobody', emphasizing that no person was aware of the event.
Vai neviens nezināja par šo notikumu?
Did nobody know about this event?
In this sentence, 'nevienu' is the accusative singular form of 'neviens', used as a pronoun meaning 'any one', referring to the lack of finding anything fitting as a gift.