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 Hirss (1931–1989), Latvian-born American painter Ivars Kalniņš (born 1948), Latvian actor Ivars Knēts (born 1938), Latvian materials scientist Ivars Peterson (born 1948), Canadian mathematics writer Ivars Timermanis (born 1982), Latvian basketball player Surname Ann-Marie Ivars, Swedish Finnish linguist Peter Ivars, Finnish orienteer See also Aivars Norwegian-language surnames Latvian masculine given names