Imants (name)

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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^[1]. 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.

Individuals

The name Imants may refer to the following:

• Imants Barušs, Canadian professor of psychology
• Imants Bleidelis, b. 1975, Latvian footballer
• Imants Kalniņš, b. 1941, Latvian composer
• Imants Sudmalis, 1916-44, Latvian communist and Soviet partisan
• Imants Tillers, b. 1950, Australian artist
• Imants Zemzaris, b. 1951, Latvian composer
• Imants Ziedonis, b. 1933, Latvian poet

Notes

Sources

• Pilsonības un Migrācijas Lietu Parvalde (PMLP): Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs personal name database (Latvian)

References

• Latkovskis, Leonards, 1971: Latgalu uzvordi, palames un dzymtas II. Munich: Latgalu izdevniecība (Latvian)
• Siliņš, K., 1990: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Rīga: Zinātne (Latvian)

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