Imants
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, Latvian footballer
- Imants Bodnieks, Latvian racing cyclist
- Imants Kalniņš, Latvian composer
- Imants Lancmanis, Latvian art historian
- Imants Lieģis, Latvian ambassador
- Imants Sudmalis, Latvian communist and Soviet partisan
- Imants Tillers, Australian artist
- Imants Zemzaris, Latvian composer
- Imants Ziedonis, Latvian poet
