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 The Latvian National Awakening () refers to three distinct but ideologically related national revival movements: * the First Awakening refers to the national revival led by the Young Latvians from the 1850s to the 1880s * the Second Awakening ...

. It is a Latvian equivalent of the Old Scandinavian name

Ivar Ivar (Old Norse ''Ívarr'') is a Scandinavian masculine given name. Another variant of the name is Iver, which is more common in Norway. The Old Norse name has several possible etymologies. In North Germanic phonology, several of the elements c ...

, one of a group of Old Scandinavian names that first occurred in

Courland Courland is one of the Historical Latvian Lands in western Latvia. Courland's largest city is Liepāja, which is the third largest city in Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland as they were ...

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 Aivar is an Estonian masculine given name. It is an Estonian equivalent of the Old Scandinavian name Ivar, from '' yr'' "yew" and ''-arr'' "warrior" . An alternative form is the related Estonian name Aivo. People named Aivar include: * Aivar An ...

is the Estonian form of Aivars and Ivars * Aivaras is a Lithuanian form of Aivars and Ivars. Aivars can refer to: *

Aivars Aksenoks Aivars Aksenoks (born 24 May 1961) is a Latvian politician. A founder of the right-wing New Era, Aksenoks has a degree in engineering from the Riga Technical University and was the director of State Road and Traffic Safety Agency from 1992–200 ...

(born 1961), Latvian politician, mayor of Riga * Aivars Drupass (1945–1999), Latvian footballer *

Aivars Endziņš Aivars Endziņš (8 December 1940 – 21 November 2023) was a Latvian lawyer and politician. He graduated from the University of Latvia in 1968 and in 1977 attained a candidate of legal sciences degree. In 1997 he became a Doctor of Jurispruden ...

(born 1940), Latvian lawyer and politician *

Aivars Gipslis Aivars Gipslis (February 8, 1937 – April 13, 2000) was a Latvian chess player, writer, editor and coach, who held the FIDE title of Grandmaster and the ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster. Chess biography Born in Riga, he was ch ...

(1937–2000), Latvian chess grandmaster *

Aivars Kalējs Aivars Kalējs (April 22, 1951, Riga, Latvian SSR) is a Latvian composer, organist and pianist. Career Aivars Kalējs has written more than 100 opuses of symphonic, organ, piano, chamber and choir music. His works have won several composition ...

(born 1951), Latvian organist, composer and pianist *

Aivars Lazdenieks Aivars Lazdenieks (26 February 1954 – 20 August 2023) was a Latvian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially b ...

(born 1954), Latvian rower and Olympic competitor *

Aivars Leimanis Aivars Leimanis was a Latvian ballet dancer and is now the Artistic Director of Latvia’s National Ballet. His daughter is the ballet dancer, Elza Leimane. From 1968-1976, he trained at the Riga School of Choreography. From 1978-1980, he ta ...

(born 1958), Latvian ballet dancer *

Aivars Lembergs Aivars Lembergs (born 26 September 1953) is a Latvian politician, oligarch, and convicted money launderer who was the mayor of Ventspils from 1988 to 2021, a mandate from which he has been suspended since 2008. In February 2021, Lembergs was fou ...

(born 1953), Latvian politician and businessman *

Aivars Šmaukstelis Aivars Šmaukstelis (born 20 September 1987) is a Latvian strongman. Having competed in 78 International strongman competitions, he has won 27 of them, making him the fifth most decorated strongman in history. Career Šmaukstelis began his care ...

(born 1987), Latvian strongman In fiction * Aivars Aleksovitch Terekhov, a character in the

Honor Harrington The Honorverse is a military science fiction book series, its two Spin-off (media), subseries, two prequel series, and anthologies created by David Weber and published by Baen Books. They are centered on the space navy career of the principal p ...

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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

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