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Igor
Say it: EE-gor
Meaning
From Old Norse Ingvarr, from the god Yngvi and varr 'watchful' or herr 'army'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Revived from the 12th-century Tale of Igor's Campaign and Borodin's opera Prince Igor.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 740 babies given this name since 1951
- At its height in 2017, about 1 in 61,500 boys
- 10 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Early Middle Ages400 to 800
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Игорь
| Ukrainian | Ihor |
|---|---|
| Polish | Igor |
| Czech | Igor |
| Old Norse | Ingvarr |
Famous bearers
- Igor of Kiev, prince of Rus
- Igor Stravinsky, composer
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Where this comes from
- Medieval Slavic chronicles and charters
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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