Eivor, Eivør or Øyvor is a female given name in the
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or ''Norden''; literal translation, lit. 'the North') are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It includes the sovereign states of Denmar ...
. In Sweden, 4,922 people bear the name. The average age is 78.
The name perhaps originated from either the
Proto-Norse word ''auja'', which is thought to mean "good luck", or from
Old Norse ''ey-'' or ''øy-'', meaning "island", and secondly from ''-varr'', meaning "careful", or perhaps from the
Proto-Norse word ''*warjaʀ'', meaning "defender".
The Old Norse form of the name was ''Eyvǫr'' or ''Øyvǫr''.
Notable people
Faroese
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Eivør Pálsdóttir (born 1983), known professionally as Eivør, Faroese singer-songwriter
Norwegians
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Øyvor Hansson
Øyvor Hansson, née Styren (3 March 1893 – 1975) was a Norwegian politician for Nasjonal Samling.
She co-founded the Nasjonal Samling's Women's Organisation. She started out as secretary under Marie Irgens before serving as leader from 1935 t ...
(1893–1975), Norwegian politician
Swedes
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Eivor Alm
Eivor Matilda Astergren, n̩e Alm (29 June 1924 Р5 March 2011) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. She finished ninth in the 10 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. She was born in Almunge
Almunge is ...
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Eivor Landström
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Eivor Steen-Olsson
In popular culture
*Eivor Varinsdottir, the protagonist of the 2020 video game ''
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''.
References
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Old Norse
Given names