The baby name Ihar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈiɦar/ (approx. "EE-har", stress on first syllable).
Ihar is Belarusian in Origin.
The baby name Ihar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈiɦar/ (approx. "EE-har", stress on first syllable).
Ihar is Belarusian in Origin.
Ihar is the standard Belarusian form of Igor, ultimately from Old Norse Ingvarr (also Yngvarr), a compound of the theonym Yngvi and the element -arr “warrior.” The sense is “Yngvi’s warrior” or “protected by Ing.” Carried east by Varangian traders and rulers, the name took root in Kievan Rus’, where it was adapted into Old East Slavic and later normalized in Belarusian orthography as Ігар (Ihar).
The name appears in medieval chronicles and church calendars; bearers include Prince Igor Svyatoslavich of Novgorod-Seversk (hero of The Tale of Igor’s Campaign) and Saint Igor Olgovich of Kiev, which anchored its Christian-era prestige. Today Ihar is well established in Belarus. Close variants include Igor (Russian, Polish, South Slavic), Ihor (Ukrainian), and the Scandinavian cognates Ingvar and Ivar; all reflect the same Norse-rooted martial and protective meaning.
Ihar is seldom given. We count 31 recorded uses of it across 15 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #302 | 4 | 6,530 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #522 | 5 | 12,621 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #559 | 7 | 10,162 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Ihar is popular in 15 countries — most recent births per country:
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