Imants

See also: imants

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians/Livonians in the 13th century. From Livonian im (“wonder”) + and (“gift”). Name of an elder in the folk story Vanem Imants (1802) by Garlieb Merkel.

Proper noun

Imants m

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Imanta

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Imants was the only given name of 5712 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.