Given name
Ívarr
“yew”
Ívarr is a masculine given name from Proto-Germanic (ultimately Proto-Indo-European), meaning “yew.” It is used in Old Norse.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Ívarr comes from Proto-Germanic, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Germanic *īwaz (“yew”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- (“yew”), from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“warrior”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ívarr’s family of names
In Old Norse usage, Ívarr has a later derivative in Ivor. In Old Norse usage, Ívarr has a later derivative in Ivar. In Old Norse usage, Ívarr has a later derivative in IVARS.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ívarr has relatives in 11 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
8 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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