Igor

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/ˈiːɡɔːɹ/humorous/ˈaɪɡɔːɹ/

proper noun

A male given name from Russian.

OriginRussian И́горь ← Old Norse Yngvarr →
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Meanings

Igor1

proper nounIgor (plural Igors)

plural Igors

  1. A male given name from Russian.

Igor2

nounIgor (plural Igors)

plural Igors

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

Origin

Igor · proper noun

  1. Old NorseYngvarr
  2. RussianИ́горь
  3. EnglishIgor

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.

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Igor · noun

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".

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Translations

Basque Igor
  • Igormale given name
Chinese Mandarin 伊戈爾 /伊戈尔
  • 伊戈爾 /伊戈尔 (Yīgē'ěr)male given name
Czech Igor
  • Igormale given name
French Igor
  • Igormale given name
Greek Ίγκορ
  • Ίγκορ (Ígkor)male given name
Italian Igor
  • Igormale given name
Latin Inguarus
  • Inguarusmale given name
Latvian Igors
  • Igorsmale given name
Polish Igor
  • Igormale given name
Portuguese Igor, Ígor
  • Igormale given name
  • Ígormale given name
Russian И́горь
  • И́горь (Ígorʹ)male given name
Slovak Igor
  • Igormale given name
Spanish Igor
  • Igormale given name
Swedish Igor
  • Igormale given name
Ukrainian І́гор
  • І́гор (Íhor)male given name
Yiddish איגאָר
  • איגאָר (igor)male given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

girogoriRoig
Cite this entry
APA

Igor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Igor

MLA

“Igor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Igor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Igor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Igor.

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