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Ivor - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Ivor
 
 

 


The boy name Ivor [ 2 syll. i-vor, iv-or ] is pronounced AYVer KEY. Ivor's origin is Old Norse, and its use, English. Ivor is a variant of Ingvar (Scandinavian).

Ivor is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1902, 0.005% of baby boys were named Ivor. Its ranking then was #977. The baby name has since experienced a drop in popularity, and is currently of only sporadic use. Within all boy names in its group, Ivor was nevertheless the most frequently used in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Ivor include Iver (Scandinavian) and Aubrey (English).

KEY: Pronunciation for Ivor: AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"


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