English Explanatory Dictionary

Igor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Russian.
noun
  1. A stock character, the lab assistant to a mad scientist, vampire, or miser frequently depicted as being deformed in some manner, physically and/or psychologically.

Pronunciation

/ˈiːɡɔːɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Igor.wav /ˈaɪɡɔːɹ/

Word forms

Igor Igors

Etymology

Transliterated from Russian И́горь (Ígorʹ), a Varangian name derived from Old Norse Yngvarr, Ingvarr, from Yngvi (name of a god) + herr (“army”). Doublet of Ivor, Ihar, and Ihor.

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