Eivor, Eivør or Øyvor is a Unisex given name in the Nordic countries. 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 Eivør Pálsdóttir (born 1983), known professionally as Eivør, Faroese singer-songwriter
Norwegians Øyvor Hansson (1893–1975), Norwegian politician
Swedes Eivor Alm Eivor Engelbrektsson (1914–2004), Swedish actress Eivor Landström Eivor Olson Eivor Steen-Olsson
In popular culture Eivor Varinsdottir, the protagonist of the 2020 video game Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.
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