Iver - Meaning of Iver

What does Iver mean?

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Iver

[ 2 syll. i-ver, iv-er ] The baby boy name Iver is pronounced as AYV-er †. Iver's language of origin is Old Norse, and it is used mainly in the English, Scandinavian, Gaelic, and Welsh languages.

Iver is a variant form of the Scandinavian and English Ingvar in the English and Scandinavian languages.

Iver is also a variant form of the Irish, English, Gaelic, Scottish, Welsh, and Scandinavian Ivor in the Gaelic, Scandinavian, and Welsh languages.

See also the related categories, welsh and scandinavian.

Iver is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1909 with 0.006% of baby boys being given the name Iver. Its ranking then was #983. The baby name has since experienced a drop in frequency, and is of only sporadic use today. Among all boy names in its group, Iver was nonetheless the most frequently used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Iver include Iber, Ifor, Ivor, Ivore, Ivry, Aabhear, Aabher, Aabhyr, Aafrenn, Abear, Abeir, Abhra, Abir, Abiry, Abrar, Afarwy, Afro, Aubary, Aubra, and Aubrea.

† Pronunciation for Iver: AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"