Indulis 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 1,000 men in

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. Its nameday is celebrated on 2 January. The name has two possible derivations, one from a Baltic word meaning "gift", and the other as a diminutive of Indriķis, the Latvian form of Heinrich.Siliņš, K., 1990: ''Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca''. Rīga: Zinātne Latkovskis, Leonards, 1971: ''Latgalu uzvordi, palames un dzymtas II''. Munich: Latgalu izdevniecība Indulis was the name of the hero of the legend of Indulis and Ārija, the Latvian

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, set in the 13th century during the

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conquest, which relates the tragic love of Indulis, a Curonian chieftain, and Ārija, daughter of a German military commander. The name was revived, along with many other medieval names, in the late 19th century, and was brought to especial prominence by the poet and dramatist

Rainis Jānis Pliekšāns (11 September 1865 – 11 September 1929), known by his pseudonym Rainis, was a Latvian Poetry, poet, playwright, Translation, translator, and politics, politician. Rainis' works include the classic plays ''Uguns un nakts'' ('' ...

with the publication in 1911 of his play ''"Indulis un Ārija"''.Latvias Nacionālā Digitālā Bibliotēka: Rainis un Aspazija – saistīto datu kolekcija - Rainis’ play "Indulis and Ārija" ("Indulis un Ārija") (1912). Compendium (Cīrule, Astrīda, 1948-)
/ref> As a modern name, Indulis is better-known than many Latvian names because of

Indulis Emsis Indulis Emsis (born 2 January 1952) is a Latvian biologist and politician. He was Prime Minister of Latvia for ten months in 2004, the first Green politician to lead a country in the history of the world. He was Speaker of the Saeima, the Latvia ...

, Prime Minister of Latvia in 2004, the first

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head of state in the world. Notable people with the name Indulis include: * Indulis Bekmanis (born 1989), Latvian professional road cyclist * Indulis Bērziņš (born 1957), Latvian politician * Indulis Bikše (born 1995), Latvian cross-country skier *

(born 1952), Latvian biologist and politician, 18th

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