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Ivor

American  
[ahy-ver, ee-ver] / ˈaɪ vər, ˈi vər /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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The human and animal prints were discovered by dog walkers Jenny Snedden and Ivor Campbell in ancient clay deposits at Lunan Bay beach near Montrose.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Those other projects included a tribute to his idol Ivor Cutler, the Glaswegian poet and humourist who massively inspired Hawk.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

According to Manhyia Palace Museum director Ivor Agyeman-Duah, Ms Waterfield's gifts included a wooden drum looted during the 1900 siege of Kumasi by British colonial forces.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

According to art historian and Manhyia Palace Museum director, Ivor Agyeman-Duah, Waterfield’s gifts included a wooden drum believed to have been seized during the 1900 siege of Kumasi by British colonial forces.

From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025

“The fire’s lit, but the cauldron’s empty,” as Ivor Dillonsby put it to me, or, in Enid Smeek’s slightly earthier phrase, “She’s nutty as squirrel poo.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling