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 [ 2 syll. i-vor, iv-or ] The boy name Ivor is pronounced AYVer KEY. Ivor's origin is Old Norse, and its use, English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh. Ivor is of the meaning 'archer-soldier'. Derived from the element yr herr. Ivarr (Old Norse) is an older form of the name. Variants of Ivor include Egor (Russian), Iomhair (Scottish), Iomhar (Irish), and Ivar (English and Scandinavian). In addition, Ivor is a variant (English) of Ingvar (English and 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 2008. Baby names that sound like Ivor include Iver (English and Scandinavian), Abrao (Portuguese), Afro (Italian), Aubary (English), Aubrey (English), Aubri (English), Aubrie (English), Aubry (English), Ivory (English), Aubery (English), and Aubury (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)"   |
