Pronunciation problem
How to pronuounce the name "IVOR"?
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This name is the english from of
Iver - Old Scandinavian "an archer"
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IVOR m
Usage: English
Pronounced: IE-vor, EE-vor
Derived from the Old Norse elements yr "yew, bow" and arr "warrior".
Iver - Old Scandinavian "an archer"
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IVOR m
Usage: English
Pronounced: IE-vor, EE-vor
Derived from the Old Norse elements yr "yew, bow" and arr "warrior".
The first syllable is EYE (as in what you see with). The second syllable is harder to describe, but it's something like VUH.
The way I've always heard it is IE-vohr. Hope I helped