Ivar

Ivar (Old Norse Ívarr) is a Scandinavian masculine given name. Another variant of the name is Iver, which is more common in Norway. The Old Norse name has several possible etymologies. In North Germanic phonology, several of the elements common to Germanic names became homophonous. The first element Ívarr may contain yr "yew" and -arr (from hari, "warrior"), but it may have become partly conflated with Ingvar, and possibly Joar (element jó "horse"). The second element -arr may alternatively also be from geir "spear" or it may be var "protector".[1] The name was adopted into English as Ivor, into Gaelic as Ìomhar, and into Latvian as Ivars.

For other uses, see Ivar (disambiguation).

People called Ivar

Pre-Modern

• Ivar the Boneless, Viking king, who some scholars believe to be identical to:
• Ímar
  • Uí Ímair (House of Ivar), his descendants
    • Ragnall ua Ímair
    • Sihtric ua Ímair
    • Gofraid ua Ímair
• Ivar Vidfamne, legendary Danish king of at least Scania and Zealand
• Ivar of Waterford, Norse king of Waterford and briefly King of Dublin
• Ivar of Limerick, last Norse king of Limerick
• Ímar Ua Ruaidín, medieval Irish bishop
• Ímar Ua Donnabáin (Ivor O'Donovan), legendary Irish navigator and sorcerer
• Ímar mac Arailt, King of Dublin

Modern

Ivar Smilga

• Ivar, ring name of American professional wrestler Todd Smith
• Ivar Aasen, Norwegian lexicographer, creator of Nynorsk
• Ivar Aavatsmark, Norwegian officer and politician
• Ivar Afzelius, Swedish jurist and politician
• Ivar Aminoff, Finnish lawyer and politician
• Ivar Antonsen, Norwegian jazz pianist and composer
• Ivar Aronsson, Swedish rower
• Ivar Asjes, Curaçaoan politician
• Ivar Frithiof Andresen, Norwegian opera singer
• Ivar Arosenius, Swedish painter
• Ivar Backlund, Swedish officer
• Ivar Bae, Norwegian politician
• Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian speed skater
• Ivar Belck-Olsen, Norwegian politician
• Ivar Bern, Norwegian chess player
• Ivar Bjørnson, Norwegian composer/guitarist (Enslaved)
• Ivar Böhling, Finnish wrestler
• Ivar Otto Bendixson, Swedish mathematician
• Ivar Bentsen, Danish architect
• Ivar Bergersen Sælen, Norwegian politician
• Ivar Bern, Norwegian chess player
• Ivar Bredal, Danish composer
• Ivar Brogger, American actor
• Ivar Brok, Estonian soldier
• Ivar Campbell, New Zealand screenwriter and film director
• Ivar Colquhoun, British noble
• Ivar van Dinteren, Dutch footballer
• Ivar Ekeland, French mathematician
• Ivar Enger, Norwegian former-guitarist of Darkthrone
• Ivar Eriksson, Swedish footballer
• Ivar Formo, Norwegian cross-country skier
• Ivar Andreas Forn, Norwegian footballer
• Ivar Geelmuyden, Norwegian politician
• Ivar de Graaf, Dutch drummer (Kingfisher Sky)
• Ivar Grydeland, Norwegian jazz musician
• Ivar Hallström, Swedish composer
• Ivar Hippe, Norwegian consultant and former journalist
• Ivar Ivask, Estonian poet and literary scholar
• Ivar Johansen, Norwegian bobsledder
• Ivar Johansen, Norwegian journalist
• Ravi (Ivar Johansen), Norwegian singer
• Ivar Johansson, Swedish wrestler
• Ivar Johansson, Swedish politician
• Ivar Asbjørn Følling, Norwegian physician
• Ivar Gewert, Swedish Army officer
• Ivar Giaever, Norwegian physicist
• Ivars Godmanis, prime minister of Latvia 1990-1993, 2007–2009
• Ivar Haglund, Seattle folk singer and founder of Ivar's
• Ivar Hippe, Norwegian consultant and former journalist
• Ivar Holmquist, Swedish Army officer and sports official
• Ívar Ingimarsson, Icelandic footballer
• Ivar Jacobson, Swedish computer scientist
• Ivar Kallion, Estonian Communist politician
• Ivar Kants, Australian actor
• Ivar Larsen Kirkeby-Garstad, Norwegian politician
• Ivar Kleiven, Norwegian historian and poet
• Ivar Kreuger, Swedish businessman
• Ivar Langen, Norwegian rector
• Ivar Lo-Johansson, Swedish writer
• Ivar Lykke (politician), Norwegian politician and prime minister from 1926 to 1928
• Ivar Medaas, Norwegian folksinger and fiddle player
• Lord Ivar Mountbatten, English lord
• Ivar Nordkild, Norwegian biathlete
• Ivar Rooth, Swedish banker
• Ivar Sisniega, Mexican pentathlete
• Ivar Skippervold, Norwegian singer and musician
• Ivar Skulstad, Norwegian politician
• Ivar Stakgold Norwegian-born American academic (mathematician)
• Ivar Tengbom, Swedish architect
• Ivar Peterson Tveiten, Norwegian politician
• Ivar Smilga, Bolshevik revolutionary leader
• Ivar Karl Ugi, Estonia chemist
• Ivar Michal Ulekleiv, Norwegian biathlete
• Ivar Vennerström, Swedish politician
• Ivar Vičs, Dutch graffiti artist
• Ivar Anton Waagaard, Norwegian musician (pianist)
• Ivar Wickman, Swedish physician

Fictional characters

• Ivar the Timewalker, Valiant Comics universe
• Ivar Barfoth, character in the Swedish writer Hjalmar Bergman's novel Markurells of Wadköping ( 1919 ) and Me, Ljung and Medardus ( 1923 )

Businesses called Ivar

• iVar, Independent Vacuum Associated Resources, an organization for US vacuum retailers.
• IVAR, an American lifestyle brand of urban commuting and travel backpacks based on a patented design. Based in San Francisco, CA, and founded in 2006 by consumer product entrepreneur and designer Ian Ivarson.
• Ivar London, British lifestyle company for the home founded in 2013 by Patrick Dougherty in London whose website is at ivarlondon.com. Sought after for design and products for the home.
• IVAR, a water, waste and recycling company in Norway.
• Ivar's, a restaurant in Seattle opened in 1938 by Ivar Haglund.
• Ivar Group, an Italian valve and other hydronics company.
• IVAR, the Institute for Voluntary Action Research, a UK based charity.
• IVAR Studios, a Swedish Virtual Reality studio.

Products called Ivar

• IVAR System, an IKEA range of shelves.
• IVAR Edge AI, an intelligent video analytics recorder.

See also

• Ivars, Latvian masculine given name derived from Ivar

References

1. nordicnames.de, citing Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002), Árni Dahl: Navnabókin (2005), Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995), Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979).