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". The name was adopted into English as Ivor, into Gaelic as Iomhar, and into Latvian as Ivars.
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 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 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 Brandvold, Norwegian businessman
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 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 Formo, Norwegian cross-country skier
Ivar Asbjørn Følling, Norwegian physician
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 officer and sports official
Ívar Ingimarsson, Icelandic footballer
Ivar Jacobson, Swedish computer scientist
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
Ivars Kalniņš, Latvian actor
Ivars Knēts, Latvian rector and professor at Riga Technical University
Ivars Godmanis, Latvian politician
Ivars Hirss, Latvian-born American painter
Ivars Peterson, Canadian mathematics writer
Ivars Timermanis, Latvian basketball player
Ivars Vīgners, Latvian pianist and composer
fictional characters
Ivar the Timewalker, Valiant Comics universe
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.
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