Given name & surname · also Old Norse
Ingvar
“a soldier of Ing's army”
Ingvar is used as a given name and a surname. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a soldier of Ing's army.”
Original Old NorseYngvarr
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scandinavian interpretation is “a soldier of Ing's army.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old Norse.
How it developed
In Faroese usage, Ingvar developed from Yngvarr.
Ingvar’s family of names
Ingvar has a short form in Inge. In Norwegian usage, Ingvar shares a linguistic root with the English form Ivor. Ingvar has a related form in Ingevar.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ingvar
- Ingvar CarlssonPrime Minister of Sweden from 1986 to 1991 and 1994 to 1996born 1934
- Ingvar JónssonIcelandic footballerborn 1989
- Ingvar AmbjørnsenNorwegian writer (1956–2025)
- Ingvar Eggert SigurðssonIcelandic film actor (born 1963)
- Ingvar of KievRussian prince (1152-1220)
- Ingvar RydellSwedish footballer (1922–2013)
- Ingvar the Far-TravelledViking chief who traveled to Persia1050–1041
- Ingvar PetterssonSwedish race walker (1926–1996)
- Ingvarsemi-legendary Swedish king (died 7th century)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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Ansvar
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“elf” · “army”
>99% boys
Orvar
“arrow's”
>99% boys
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98% boys · 2% girls
Óttar
Óttar is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.
>99% boys
Assar
“answerer”
>99% boys