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

1. 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