Dzintars 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 ...

borne by more than 4,000 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 ...

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The name means "

amber Amber is fossilized tree resin. Examples of it have been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since the Neolithic times, and worked as a gemstone since antiquity."Amber" (2004). In Maxine N. Lurie and Marc Mappen (eds.) ''Encyclopedia ...

". Its nameday is celebrated on 4 September. It is one of the relatively few surviving names of indigenous origin from the very great number either newly introduced, as Dzintars was, or revived during the Latvian National Awakening of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Siliņš, Klāvs, 1990: ''Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca''. Rīga: Zinātne

Individuals

The name Dzintars may refer to: * Dzintars Ābiķis (born 1952), Latvian politician * Dzintars Čīča (born 1993), Latvian singer * Dzintars Jaundžeikars (1956–2022), Latvian politician * Dzintars Krišjānis (born 1958), Latvian rower and Olympic competitor *

Dzintars Lācis Dzintars Lācis (18 May 1940 – 17 November 1992), also known as Dzintars Latsis (), was a 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, alo ...

(1940–1992), Latvian cyclist and Olympic competitor *

Dzintars Rasnačs Dzintars Rasnačs (born 17 July 1963) is a Latvian politician. He is a member of the National Alliance Party and a deputy of the 11th Saeima The Saeima () is the parliament of the Latvia, Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament co ...

(born 1963), Latvian politician * Dzintars Sproģis (born 1971), Latvian footballer * Dzintars Zirnis (born 1977), Latvian footballer ; As a surname * Raivis Dzintars (born 1982), Latvian politician

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