Given name
Yngvarr
“a soldier in Ing's army”
Yngvarr is a variant of Yngvar. In Norse use, Yngvar carries the interpretation “a soldier in Ing's army.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Yngvarr is a variant of Yngvar. In Norse use, Yngvar carries the interpretation “a soldier in Ing's army.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Yngvarr connects to the Ingvar name family through Yngvar. An origin associated with Ingvar is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Probably from Proto-Norse *Inguharjaz, from Proto-Germanic *Ingwaz, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“warrior”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Yngvarr’s family of names
In Old Norse usage, Yngvarr has a later derivative in Igor. In Old Norse usage, Yngvarr has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form HIGOR. In Old Norse usage, Yngvarr has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Igor.
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Across languages 6
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