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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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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.

Denmark
Latin
● 1362 Iwers (gen) MIRGPCM4 XVI-V
Ireland
Latin
● fin12thC Iuor (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 12
Sweden
Old Swedish
● 1383 Iwar (gen) SRA-vol2 no. 1943; 1414 Ywar (nom) SDHK no. 18236
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ivar". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Ivar.