Latvian

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Etymology

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First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1922. Related to Ilga and Ilgonis, possibly from ilgas (yearning) + varēt (to be able).

Proper noun

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Ilgvars m

  1. a male given name
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References

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  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Ilgvars was the only given name of 1222 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.