Where does “Ivor” come from?

Ivor is an English name derived from Old Norse Ívarr, of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.

Ancestry of “Ivor”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	Ívarr	—
2	Proto-Norse	*ᛁᚹᚨᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ	—
3	Proto-Germanic	harjaz	army; army leader; commander; warrior
4	Proto-Indo-European	kóryos	war; troops; army; war, troops
5	Proto-Indo-European	ḱer-	to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6	Proto-Indo-European	kr̥-	to turn, to bend
7	Proto-Indo-European	ker-	army

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