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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Ivar m. Proto-Germanic *īwaz 'yew' + Proto-Germanic *harjaz 'warrior'.

The name of a legendary 7th C Scanian king, the 9th C commander of the Viking army that invaded England, a 10th C king of Waterford and Dublin, and a 10th C king of Limerick.

Sweden
Old Swedish
● 1383 Iwar (gen) SRA-vol2 no. 1943
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ivar". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Ivar.