"Imants" meaning in Latvian

See Imants in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: First recorded as a given name of Latvians/Livonians in the 13th century. From Livonian im (“wonder”) + and (“gift”). Name of an elder in the folk story Vanem Imants (1802) by Garlieb Merkel. Etymology templates: {{uder|lv|liv|im||wonder}} Livonian im (“wonder”) Head templates: {{head|lv|proper noun|g=m}} Imants m
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine Related terms: Imanta
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