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Ivor
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ivor
English
Etymology
Medieval form of en non Ívarr. en Igor.
Pronunciation
en /ˈaɪvə/ UK
en aɪvə(ɹ) 2
en Iver
Proper noun
en male Old Norse.
en 2004 David W. Scott The Disillusioned:A Story of Our Times Fraser Books 0958233284 204 I'd weave through the throng — scanning for empties to return while flirting, sniffing out kids smoking grass and sharing smokes with Ivor and Carl on the door. With a name like Carl you can imagine a six-foot tall and wide bouncer, but Ivor...I couldn't but help to think of the name as belonging to a skinny Welshman getting sand kicked into his face. His name didn't do him justice — this guy was almost as big as Carl and probably faster with his fists.
en town s/Virginia.
Related terms
en Igor
Descendants
cy Ifor 1
Translations
male given name
Danish: da Ivar, da Iver
Finnish: fi Iivari
Icelandic: is Ívar m, is Ingvar m
Latvian: lv Ivars m
Norwegian: no Ivar, no Iver, no Ingvar, no Yngvar
Polish: pl Igor
Russian: ru И́горь
Sami:
Northern Sami: se Ivvár
Scottish Gaelic: gd Ìomhar
Swedish: sv Ivar, sv Ingvar
Welsh: cy Ifor
Anagrams
en iorv VRIO rivo viro-