72%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English (British) Pronounced Pron. IE-vawr(English) EE-vawr(English) [key] Meaning & History From the Old Norse name Ívarr, which was derived from the elements yr "yew, bow" and arr "warrior". During the Middle Ages it was brought to Britain by Scandinavian settlers and invaders, and it was adopted in Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsÍomhar(Irish) Evander, Iomhar(Scottish) Other Languages & CulturesÍvarr(Ancient Scandinavian) Ivar(Danish) Aivar, Ivar(Estonian) Iivari, Iivo(Finnish) Aivars(Latvian) Ivar, Iver(Norwegian) Ivar(Swedish) Surname DescendantsIvers(English) Ivers(Irish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #96 in 2009 Croatia Last ranked #933 in 1902 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal natural wholesome strong strange simple serious nerdy Categories currently out of the US top 1000, flora, Lucius characters, Minecraft Story Mode characters, nature, plants, trees, war, warrior, weapons Entry updated December 3, 2014
