# Igor

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈiːɡɔːɹ/ · frequency rank #17,859

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Russian.

## Etymology
Transliterated from Russian И́горь (Ígorʹ), a Varangian name derived from Old Norse Yngvarr, Ingvarr, from Yngvi (name of a god) + herr (“army”). Doublet of Ivor, Ihar, and Ihor.

## Easily confused with
- **io** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/igor-vs-io)
- **ion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/igor-vs-ion)
- **iOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/igor-vs-ios)
- **iso** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/igor-vs-iso)
- **IMO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/igor-vs-imo)
- **IPO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/igor-vs-ipo)
- **IOC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/igor-vs-ioc)
- **Ivo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/igor-vs-ivo)
- **IOM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/igor-vs-iom)
- **ISR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/igor-vs-isr)
- **iron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/igor-vs-iron)
- **iPod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/igor-vs-ipod)
- **Ivor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/igor-vs-ivor)
- **Iver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/igor-vs-iver)
- **ivory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/igor-vs-ivory)
- **IG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ig-vs-igor)
- **ICO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ico-vs-igor)
- **Iga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iga-vs-igor)
- **igg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/igg-vs-igor)
- **IGE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ige-vs-igor)

## Common misspellings (5)
`gior`, `iggor`, `igorr`, `igro`, `iogr`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/igor