Ingvar

Gender Masculine
Usage Swedish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish

Meaning & History

From the Old Norse name Yngvarr, which was derived from the name of the Germanic god Yngvi combined with herr meaning "army, warrior".

Related Names

RootsYngvi + herr
VariantYngvar(Norwegian)
Other Languages & CulturesIgor(Basque) Ihar(Belarusian) Igor(Croatian) Igor(Czech) Igor(Italian) Igors(Latvian) Igor(Macedonian) Yngvarr(Old Norse) Igor(Polish) Igor(Portuguese) Igor(Russian) Igor(Serbian) Igor(Slovak) Igor(Slovene) Ihor(Ukrainian)

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   urban   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   simple   serious  

Name Days

Estonia: February 26
Norway: September 25
Sweden: April 10

Categories

isograms, Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, theophoric names, war, warrior
Entry updated December 7, 2022