Faroese

Proper noun

Ingvar m

1. A male given name.

Usage notes

• son of Ingvar: Ingvarsson
• daughter of Ingvar: Ingvarsdóttir

Declension

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse Yngvarr. Akin to English Ivor.

Proper noun

Ingvar

1. A male given name.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Yngvarr. Akin to English Ivor.

Proper noun

Ingvar

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• (surnames) Ingvarsson

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 43 990 males with the given name Ingvar living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.