Ivars Explained

Ivars is a Latvian masculine given name, derived from Scandinavian Ivar. It also occurs as a surname in some cases.

Given name

• Ivars Godmanis (born 1951), Latvian politician
• Ivars Hiršs (1931–1989), Latvian-born American painter
• Ivars Kalniņš (born 1948), Latvian actor
• Ivars Knēts (1938–2019), Latvian materials scientist
• Ivars Peterson (born 1948), Canadian mathematics writer
• Ivars Timermanis (born 1982), Latvian basketball player
• Ivars Kalviņš (born 1947), Latvian chemist and inventor
• Ivars Ijabs (born 1982), Latvian political scientist and Member of the European Parliament
• Ivars Punnenovs (born 1994), Latvian professional ice hockey player

Surname

• Ann-Marie Ivars, Swedish Finnish linguist
• Peter Ivars, Finnish orienteer

See also

• Aivars