Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name.

Etymologies

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Medieval form of Old Norse Ívarr.

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Examples

  • She said: 'I've called Ivor daddy before if he's been round the house.

    Home | Mail Online 2009

  • A surveillance officer called Ivor grappled the Brazilian back into his seat and C12 shot him three times in the head.

    unknown title 2008

  • I know that the appearance of Shirley Novello will look different when I've gone through books and books of the women police officers being referred to as WPCs and treated like jumped-up chaperones, useful mostly for patting down and calming down women suspects than it did the first time, when I had "Ivor" for one of the characters right away.

    mrissa: Spoilers! mrissa 2010

  • Many of the witnesses mistook "Ivor", the officer first on the scene and who grabbed hold of de Menezes for an Asian man, and with him also being thrown and a gun pointed at him, he could have easily been mistaken for the man who was shot.

    The Failure of the Met (MPS) Peter Troy 2007

  • Many of the witnesses mistook "Ivor", the officer first on the scene and who grabbed hold of de Menezes for an Asian man, and with him also being thrown and a gun pointed at him, he could have easily been mistaken for the man who was shot.

    Archive 2007-11-01 Peter Troy 2007

  • The tale WPC "Ivor" Novello told was of a meeting with a snout who'd passed on the information that the gang who'd stolen the monkey were possibly hiding out at Hollybush Hall on the edge of Narrowdale, not twenty miles from the museum.

    Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2002

  • The tale WPC "Ivor" Novello told was of a meeting with a snout who'd passed on the information that the gang who'd stolen the monkey were possibly hiding out at Hollybush Hall on the edge of Narrowdale, not twenty miles from the museum.

    Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2002

  • M'Ivor's unexpected "bear and bootjack" made us laugh heartily.

    The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 Maria Edgeworth 1808

  • But there are many politicians in Leinster House who are not responsible for "Ivor" moments and they are genuinely frustrated at how the expenses controversy is now overshadowing their work.

    Irish Blogs 2010

  • Cohon admits the future lies in getting rid of tumbledown parks such as Ivor Wynne so fans can enjoy a more comfortable experience.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2010

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