Ivars is a
Latvian masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...
, derived from Scandinavian ''
Ivar''. It also occurs as a surname in some cases.
Given name
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Ivars Godmanis
Ivars Godmanis (born 27 November 1951) is a Latvian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Latvia from 1990 to 1993 and again from 2007 to 2009. He was the first Prime Minister of Latvia after the country restored its independence from t ...
(born 1951), Latvian politician
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Ivars Hirss (1931–1989), Latvian-born American painter
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Ivars Kalniņš (born 1948), Latvian actor
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Ivars Knēts (born 1938), Latvian materials scientist
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Ivars Peterson (born 1948), Canadian mathematics writer
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Ivars Timermanis (born 1982), Latvian basketball player
Surname
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Ann-Marie Ivars, Swedish Finnish linguist
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Peter Ivars, Finnish orienteer
See also
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Aivars
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Norwegian-language surnames
Latvian masculine given names