Aivars

Latvian

Etymology

Variant of Ivars, said to originate as a rendering of the English Ivor. First recorded in early 20th century. A character in the novel Uz jauno krastu (1952) by Vilis Lācis.

Proper noun

Aivars m

  1. a male given name

Declension

Descendants

  • Estonian: Aivar

References

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Aivars was the only given name of 13 050 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
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