Igor (given name)

Igor
Igor of Kiev, first from right. Illumination from the Radziwiłł Chronicle
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/Name	Old Norse
Meaning	Protected
Region of origin	Eastern Europe
Other names
Related names	Ingvar, Inga

Igor (rus. Игорь, IPA: /'iɡərʲ/, ukr. Ігор (Ihor)) is a given name derived from the Norse name Ingvar, that was brought to ancient Rus' by the Norse Varangians, in the form Ingvar or Yngvar. Igor (son of the Varangian chief Rurik) conquered Kiev.

The name Igor's association with hunchbacked assistants has its origins in the Universal Studios horror films of the 1930s. See Igor (fictional character).

People

This section lists people commonly referred to solely by this name.

Igor I of Kiev, ruler of Kiev from 913 to 945.
Igor II of Kiev, Grand Prince of Kiev (1146).
Igor Akinfeev (born 1986), Russian football goalkeeper
Igor Andreev (born 1983), Russian tennis player
Igor Kunitsyn (born 1981), Andreev's Russian compatriot and tennis player
Igor Larionov (born 1960), Soviet and Russian retired ice hockey player
Igor Olshansky, Ukrainian football player (Miami Dolphins)
Igor Rybak, Ukrainian-born Soviet Olympic champion lightweight weightlifter
Igor Sijsling (born 1987), Dutch tennis player
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971), Russian composer
Igor Svyatoslavich, prince of Chernigov (1164)
Igor Yuzov, musician and member of Russian-American rock band Red Elvises

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