Ivars is a Latvian masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

, derived from Scandinavian ''

Ivar Ivar (Old Norse ''Ívarr'') is a Scandinavian masculine given name. Another variant of the name is Iver, which is more common in Norway. The Old Norse name has several possible etymologies. In North Germanic phonology, several of the elements c ...

''. It also occurs as a surname in some cases.

Given name

Ivars Godmanis Ivars Godmanis (born 27 November 1951) is a Latvian politician who served as the prime minister of Latvia from 1990 to 1993 and again from 2007 to 2009. He was the first prime minister of Latvia after the country restored its independence from t ...

(born 1951), Latvian politician * Ivars Hiršs (1931–1989), Latvian-born American painter * Ivars Kalniņš (born 1948), Latvian actor *

Ivars Knēts Ivars Knēts, (September 17, 1938, Riga, Latvia – March 1, 2019) was a rector and professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other tertiary education, post-secondar ...

(1938–2019), Latvian materials scientist *

Ivars Peterson Ivars Peterson (born 4 December 1948) is a Canadian mathematics writer. Early life Peterson received a B.Sc. in Physics and Chemistry and a B.Ed. in Education from the University of Toronto. Peterson received an M.A. in Journalism from the Un ...

(born 1948), Canadian mathematics writer *

Ivars Timermanis Ivars Timermanis (born February 4, 1982) is a retired Latvian professional basketball player who played the Small forward position. Pro career He was a member of the Latvian national basketball team. He has played in various teams in Latvia and ...

(born 1982), Latvian basketball player *

Ivars Kalviņš Ivars Kalviņš (born 2 June 1947) is a Latvian (and former Soviet Union) chemist who invented the prescription drug meldonium, trade-named Mildronate.Ivars Ijabs Ivars Ijabs (born 17 November 1972) is a Latvian political scientist and politician. He is a lecturer and professor at the University of Latvia and holds a PhD in political science. In May 2019, representing political alliance Development/For!, ...

(born 1982), Latvian political scientist and

Member of the European Parliament A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been Election, elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S ...

Ivars Punnenovs Ivars Punnenovs (born May 30, 1994) is a Latvian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Lausanne HC of the National League (NL). Playing career Punnenovs began his career in 2013–14 as the backup goalie of Rapperswil-Jon ...

(born 1994), Latvian professional ice hockey player

Surname

Ann-Marie Ivars Ann-Marie Ivars is a Swedish-speaking population of Finland, Swedish-speaking Finnish writer, who focuses on studies of the Finland Swedish, Swedish dialects in Finland. Urban Colloquial Swedish in Finland Urban Colloquial Swedish in Finland is a ...

, Swedish Finnish linguist *

Peter Ivars Peter Ivars is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal in the relay event at the 1989 World Orienteering Championships The World Orienteering Championships (often abbreviated as WOC) is an international orienteering com ...

, Finnish orienteer

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