Igor (given name)

Igor (given name)

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Igor (ukr. Ihor, bel. Ihar) is a given name derived from the Swedish name Ingvar, that was brought to ancient Rus' by the swedish Vikings ("Ingvar" or "Yngvar"). Igor (Rurik's son) 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 commonly referred to as Igor

*Igor I of Kiev, ruler of Kiev from 912 to 945.
*Igor II of Kiev, Grand Prince of Kiev (1146).
*Igor Svyatoslavich, prince of Chernigov (1164).
*Ingvar of Kiev, yet another Grand Prince of Kiev (1202, again in 1214).


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