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/ref> 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 occurred in Courland 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. * Aivar is the Estonian form of Aivars and Ivars * Aivaras is a Lithuanian form of Aivars and Ivars. Aivars can refer to: * Aivars Aksenoks (born 1961), Latvian politician, mayor of Riga * Aivars Drupass (1945–1999), Latvian footballer * Aivars Endziņš (born 1940), Latvian lawyer and politician * Aivars Gipslis (1937–2000), Latvian chess grandmaster * Aivars Kalējs (born 1951), Latvian organist, composer and pianist * Aivars Lazdenieks (born 1954), Latvian rower and Olympic competitor * Aivars Leimanis (born 1958), Latvian ballet dancer * Aivars Lembergs (born 1953), Latvian politician and businessman * Aivars Šmaukstelis (born 1987), Latvian strongman In fiction * Aivars Aleksovitch Terekhov, a character in the
Pilsonības un Migrācijas Lietu Parvalde (Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs): personal name database
* Siliņš, K., 1990: ''Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca''. Rīga: Zinātne. {{Given name Latvian masculine given names Masculine given names
Aivars is a Latvian masculine given name
Latvian names, like in most European cultures, consist of two main elements: the given name (''vārds'') followed by family name (''uzvārds''). During the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet occupation (1940–1941; 1944–1991) the practic ...
. It is borne by over 13,000 men in Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
PMLP database and in 2006 was the sixth most popular man's name in the country.Latvijas Institūts website: list of names/ref> 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 occurred in Courland 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. * Aivar is the Estonian form of Aivars and Ivars * Aivaras is a Lithuanian form of Aivars and Ivars. Aivars can refer to: * Aivars Aksenoks (born 1961), Latvian politician, mayor of Riga * Aivars Drupass (1945–1999), Latvian footballer * Aivars Endziņš (born 1940), Latvian lawyer and politician * Aivars Gipslis (1937–2000), Latvian chess grandmaster * Aivars Kalējs (born 1951), Latvian organist, composer and pianist * Aivars Lazdenieks (born 1954), Latvian rower and Olympic competitor * Aivars Leimanis (born 1958), Latvian ballet dancer * Aivars Lembergs (born 1953), Latvian politician and businessman * Aivars Šmaukstelis (born 1987), Latvian strongman In fiction * Aivars Aleksovitch Terekhov, a character in the
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See also
* Ivars * Aivis * AigarsReferences
Sources
Pilsonības un Migrācijas Lietu Parvalde (Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs): personal name database
* Siliņš, K., 1990: ''Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca''. Rīga: Zinātne. {{Given name Latvian masculine given names Masculine given names