Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Igor

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IGOR

GENDER: Masculine

USAGE: Russian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian

OTHER SCRIPTS: Игорь (Russian), Игор (Macedonian)

PRONOUNCED: EE-gahr (Russian), EE-gawr (Polish) [key]

Meaning & History

Russian form of Yngvarr (see INGVAR). The Varangians brought it to Russia in the 10th century. It was borne by two Grand Princes of Kiev. A famous bearer was Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), a Russian composer whose most famous work is 'The Rite of Spring'.

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