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Imants

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Gender
  
Male

Related names
  
Imanta

Region of origin
  
Latvia

Imants is a Latvian masculine given name, from the Livonian language: im meaning "miracle" added to and meaning "gift". The name is borne by more than 6,250 men in Latvia. Its nameday is celebrated on 1 July.

The name is one of the relatively few surviving Latvian names of indigenous origin from among the great number revived or introduced during the Latvian National Awakening of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

According to the Latvian calendar, the name day for Imants is July 1.

Individuals

The name Imants may refer to the following:

  • Imants Barušs, Canadian professor of psychology
  • Imants Bleidelis (born 1975), Latvian footballer
  • Imants Bodnieks (born 1941), Latvian racing cyclist
  • Imants Kalniņš (born 1941), Latvian composer
  • Imants Lieģis (born 1955), Latvian ambassador
  • Imants Sudmalis (1916–1944), Latvian communist and Soviet partisan
  • Imants Tillers (born 1950), Australian artist
  • Imants Zemzaris (born 1951), Latvian composer
  • Imants Ziedonis (born 1933), Latvian poet
  • Imants Braslins (born 1998), American chef
  • References

    Imants Wikipedia