Latvian

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Etymology

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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

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Aivars m

  1. a male given name

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: Aivar

References

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