Ivar

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See also: ivar and Ívar

Cebuano

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Old Norse.

Proper noun

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Ivar

  1. a male given name from Old Norse

Danish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Ívarr.

Proper noun

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Ivar

  1. a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Ivor

Estonian

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Ívarr.

Proper noun

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Ivar

  1. a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Ivor
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Ivar Aasen, a Norwegian linguist.

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Ívarr, from Proto-Norse *ᛁᚹᚨᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ (*iwaharjaʀ /⁠*īwaharjaʀ⁠/), from Proto-Germanic *īwaz (yew tree, bow) + *harjaz (warrior, army); also partly merged with Old Norse Yngvarr. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Ívar, Swedish Ivar, Danish Iver (Danicisation), and English Ivor.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²iːvar/, [²iː.ʋɐ̯r]
  • (some regions) IPA(key): /²iːva/
    • Note: Akin to the final r dropping in var (was) and hestar (horses) of some western dialects.

Proper noun

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Ivar m (definite Ivaren)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse
    • 1862, Eirik M. Torvaldsson Sommer, Noregs Saga i Stuttmaal. Elder Fortelning um dei største Tilburdarne med Nordmennerne og deira Tilstand i Noreg gjenom Forntidi til vaare Dagar, page 10:
      Ein konung av denne Ætti heitte Ivar Vidfadme; han raadde yver alle Gautarne og Danerne ifraa syndre Enden av Danmark og nord til Vatni, Venern og Vettern.
      A king of this clan was Ivar Widefathom; he ruled over all the Geats and Danes from the southern end of Denmark and north to the lakes, Vänern and Vättern.

Derived terms

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Place names:

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  • y (yew)

References

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  • Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Ivar”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
  • Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
  • [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 9 882 males with the given name Ivar living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Ívarr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈiːvar/
  • Audio:(file)

Interjection

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Ivar

  1. The letter "I" in the Swedish spelling alphabet

Proper noun

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Ivar c (genitive Ivars)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Ivor

Anagrams

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