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Ivor

UK/ˈaɪvə/

Ivor proper noun: a male given name from Old Norse.

Proper noun

Ivor

  1. A male given name from Old Norse.
    • I'd weave through the throng — scanning for empties to return while flirting, sniffing out kids smoking grass and sharing smokes with Ivor and Carl on the door. With a name like Carl you can imagine a six-foot tall and wide bouncer, but Ivor...I couldn't but help to think of the name as belonging...2004, David W. Scott, The Disillusioned:A Story of Our Times, Fraser Books, →ISBN, page 204
  2. A town in Virginia.

Origin of Ivor

Medieval form of Old Norse Ívarr. Doublet of Igor.

Words that rhyme with Ivor

2 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about Ivor

What does Ivor mean?
Ivor means a male given name from Old Norse.
What part of speech is Ivor?
Ivor is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ivor?
Ivor is pronounced /ˈaɪvə/ (UK).

Words near Ivor in the dictionary

  1. IVM
  2. Ivo
  3. Ivoirian
  4. Ivoirians
  5. ivoqualine
  6. Ivor
  7. Ivorean
  8. Ivorian
  9. Ivorianness
  10. Ivorians
  11. ivoride

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