Igor

proper nounnouncommon in dialogue

//ˈiːɡɔːɹ//
//ˈaɪɡɔːɹ//

A male given name from Russian.

proper noun

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.

noun

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A stock character, the lab assistant to a mad scientist, vampire, or miser frequently depicted as being deformed in some manner, physically and/or psychologically.

Etymology

From the hunchbacked lab assistant to Dr. Victor Frankenstein in the 1931 U.S. film Frankenstein of Universal Studios, which was named "Fritz", and the successor to Dr. Frankenstein found in the third and fourth films, named "Ygor"; which have been conflated in popular culture to become "Igor".

Forms

plural: Igors

ignorant · Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.ignore · To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.ignoring · The act by which something is ignored.

Igor · A male given name from Russian.

Ii · A surname from Japanese.Ike · A diminutive of the male given name Isaac.IL · Intermediate language

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