Eivor

This article is about the Scandinavian name Eivor. For the Faroese singer-songwriter, see Eivør (singer).

Eivor

Gender	female
Origin
Word/name	Old Norse
Region of origin	Nordic
Other names
Cognate(s)	Eyvǫr
Related names	Eivør, Eyvor, Øivor, Øyvor, Eivör, Eyvör

A significant new trait from the middle of the 9th century was that the Norse now also entered alliances with various Irish rulers.

Cherball mac Dúnlainge had become king of Osraige in 842. Cherball had defeated Viking raiders in 846 and 847, but from 858 he is allied with Olaf and Ivar against Máel Sechnaill, The Flann Sinna campaigning in Leinster and Munster, and in 859 also raiding Máel Sechnaill's heartlands in Mide, though Cherball had to submit to Máel Sechnaill later the same year. These alliances were by no means permanent. In 860 Cerball was allied with Máel Sechnaill in a campaign against Áed Findliath of the Northern Uí Néill, while Olaf and Ivar has allied themselves with Áed. In 870, however, Cherball and Áed see here he travels under a different different name than Eivar

Eivor, Eivør or Øyvor is a female 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.