Aivars (name)

Aivars (name)

Aivars is a Latvian masculine given name. It is borne by over 13,000 men in Latvia [PMLP database] and in 2006 was the sixth most popular man's name in the country [http://www.li.lv/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=223 Latvijas Institūts website: list of names] ] . Its nameday is celebrated on 29 January.

Its rise to its present popularity began in the late 19th century when it was one of the very many names of Latvian origin either revived or invented during the Latvian National Awakening. It is a Latvian equivalent of the Old Scandinavian name Ivar, one of a group of Old Scandinavian names that first occur in Kurzeme between the 6th and 10th centuries, which in the more obviously Scandinavian form Ivars is borne by a further 9,900+ Latvians and in 2006 was the ninth most popular man's name.

Aivars can refer to:
*Aivars Aksenoks, b. 1961, Latvian politician, mayor of Riga
*Aivars Drupass, 1945-99, Latvian footballer
*Aivars Endziņš, b. 1940, Latvian lawyer and politician
*Aivars Gipslis, 1937-2000, Latvian chess grand master
*Aivars Leimanis, b. 1958, Latvian ballet dancer
*Aivars Lembergs, b. 1953, Latvian politician and businessman, mayor of Ventspils
*Aivars Riherts, b. 1989, Latvian footballer

Ivars can refer to:
*Ivars Gailis, b. 1982, Latvian footballer
*Ivars Godmanis, b. 1951, Latvian politician, twice Prime Minister of Latvia
*Ivars Hirss, 1931-1989, Latvian-American artist
*Ivars Kalniņš, b. 1948, Latvian actor
*Ivars Peterson, Canadian mathematics writer

Notes

ources

* [http://www.pmlp.gov.lv/lv/statistika/personvardu.html Pilsonības un Migrācijas Lietu Parvalde (Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs): personal name database] lv icon

References

* Siliņš, K., 1990: "Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca". Rīga: Zinātne lv icon


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