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