Baby name
RISING
🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 Ivar
/EE · var/
Meaning
“Bow warrior”
Old Norse name from the elements yr (yew, bow) and herr (army, warrior); meaning 'bow warrior'. A strong Viking-age name enjoying a modern revival.
Nicknames
iv
Vibe
playful
How it ages.
Surging in Scandinavia on the back of Viking cultural nostalgia - has real staying power.
The cultural moment.
Rising in Norway and Sweden since 2015; boosted by Norse mythology content and the TV series Vikings.