Igor (given name)

Igor
Igor of Kiev, first from right. Illumination from the Radziwiłł Chronicle
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameOld Norse
MeaningProtected by Yngvi
Region of originKievan Rus'
Other names
Related namesGregory, Ingvar, Ingrid, Ingram

Igor (Belarusian: Ігар, romanizedIhar [ˈiɣar]; Russian: Игорь, romanizedIgor' [ˈiɡərʲ]; Serbian Cyrillic: Игор pronounced [îɡor]; Ukrainian: Ігор, romanizedIhor [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.