At a Glance
- Meaning
- Luck, wary/aware
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- AY-vor
Eivor is an Old Norse girl's name meaning “luck, wary/aware”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Eivor
Meaning: Luck, wary/aware.
Origin: Old Norse.
A common claim: Eivor is said to mean island warrior / gift of the islands Actually: The 'island warrior' reading, popularized by the video game Assassin's Creed Valhalla, misreads the first syllable as ey ('island'). Wiktionary instead links Eivor to a root meaning 'luck,' with no island or warrior sense.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Eivor
AY-vorIPA /ˈeɪvɔːr/
Popularity of Eivor
Eivor doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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