Ingvar

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Yngvarr.

Proper noun

Ingvar m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

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

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Ingvar
accusative Ingvar
dative Ingvari
genitive Ingvars

French

Etymology

From Old Norse Yngvarr. Akin to English Ivor.

Proper noun

Ingvar

  1. a male given name

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Yngvarr.

Proper noun

Ingvar m (proper noun, genitive singular Ingvars)

  1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Ingvar (sg-only masculine)
indefinite singular
nominative Ingvar
accusative Ingvar
dative Ingvari
genitive Ingvars

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.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Ingvar c (genitive Ingvars)

  1. a male given name

References

  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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.

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