richlv
On one hand yes, but on the other, there are also cases where street names in the official data are gramatically incorrect (for example, "Aprikozu iela"), while the street signs actually have the gramatically correct form (Aprikožu iela). In this case, I went with the gramatically correct name for OSM, despite the mismatch with the official name.
Given the general OSM rule of using full names, perhaps we can put the shortened names in official_name instead?
Regarding the official data, I'll check with VZD and suggest to use the full name instead, as it would also remove the ambiguity.