Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ivor

/ˈaɪvə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: ivor
IPA: /ˈaɪvə/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Old Norse.

name

A town in Virginia.

Example Sentences

"I'd weave through the throng — scanning for empties to return while flirting, sniffing out kids smoking grass and sharing smokes with Ivor and Carl on the door. With a name like Carl you can imagine a six-foot tall and wide bouncer, but Ivor...I couldn't but help to think of the name as belonging to a skinny Welshman getting sand kicked into his face. His name didn't do him justice — this guy was almost as big as Carl and probably faster with his fists."

Etymology

Medieval form of Old Norse Ívarr. Doublet of Igor.

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: Ívarr

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈaɪvə/

Frequently Paired Words

Igor

Homonyms

Iver

Rhymes With

driver survivor diver iver shriver macgyver siver niver skiver schriver scriver schryver

Questions

How do you pronounce ivor?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪvə/.
What does ivor mean?: A male given name from Old Norse.
Where does ivor come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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