Yngvarr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Ingvarr

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Norse *Inguharjaz. The first part (*Ingu-, Yngv-) is from Proto-Germanic *Ingwaz. The second part (*harjaR, -arr) stems from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“warrior”).

Proper noun

Yngvarr m

A male given name.

Descendants

Faroese: Ingvar, Yngvar
Norwegian: Ingvar, Yngvar
Swedish: Ingvar, Yngvar
Belarusian: І́гар (Íhar)
Russian: И́горь (Ígorʹ)
Ukrainian: І́гор (Íhor)

References

Ingvar; in: Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN

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