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How to pronuounce the name "IVOR"?
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This name is the english from of
Iver - Old Scandinavian "an archer"
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IVOR m
Usage: English
Pronounced: IE-vor, EE-vor
Derived from the Old Norse elements yr "yew, bow" and arr "warrior".
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The first syllable is EYE (as in what you see with). The second syllable is harder to describe, but it's something like VUH.
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The way I've always heard it is IE-vohr. Hope I helped
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