![]() Igor of Kiev, first from right. Illumination from the Radziwiłł Chronicle | |
Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Old Norse |
Meaning | Protected by Yngvi |
Region of origin | Kievan Rus' |
Other names | |
Related names | Gregory, Ingvar, Ingrid, Ingram |
Igor (Belarusian: Ігар, romanized: Ihar [ˈiɣar]; Russian: Игорь, romanized: Igor' [ˈiɡərʲ]; Serbian Cyrillic: Игор pronounced [îɡor]; Ukrainian: Ігор, romanized: Ihor [ˈiɦor]; ) is a common East Slavic given name derived from the Norse name Ingvar, that was brought to ancient Rus' by the Norse Varangians, see Igor of Kiev. The name can be translated as warrior under the protection of the god Ingvar or protector of the gods. [1][2]