At a Glance: Name: Ifor – Meaning: possibly 'bow-army' or 'archer' (tentative) – Origin: Welsh (from Old Norse, via Ivor) – Gender: Boy
Ifor is a Welsh (from Old Norse, via Ivor) boy's name meaning “possibly 'bow-army' or 'archer' (tentative)”. It appears in our list of 175+ Welsh Baby Boy Names With Ancient Bardic Roots.
Meaning & Origin of Ifor
Meaning: Possibly 'bow-army' or 'archer' (tentative).
Origin: Welsh (from Old Norse, via Ivor).
A common claim: "Lord" Actually: The 'lord' gloss is commonly repeated on baby-name sites but isn't well substantiated; most etymologists derive Ifor/Ivor from Old Norse Ívarr ('yew' + 'army'), roughly 'archer', not 'lord.'
Source: Wiktionary.
Popularity of Ifor
Ifor 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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