A Dictionary of Names. Origin and Meaning of Names!
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Origin and Meaning of Ingvar

Gender

Masculine

Origin of Ingvar

Old Norse

Usage of Ingvar

Scandinavian

Meaning of Ingvar

The name Ingvar comes from the Old Norse name Ingvarr, which is derived from the name of the Norse fertility god Ing (also Yngvi or Ingui) and the Old Norse element "arr" meaning "warrior".

Famous bearers

A bearer is Ingvar Kamprad (born 1926), an industrialist from Sweden who founded IKEA, the home furnishing retail chain, in 1943.

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