In Norway, Tor-Ivar is primarily classified as a first name. The pronunciation of this name, specifically in Svolvær, Nordland County, Norway, is
Slow
t oo r IH v aa r
t sounds like the 't' in to
oo sounds like the 'oo' in food
r sounds like the 'r' in rat
ih sounds like the 'i' in it
v sounds like the 'v' in very
aa sounds like the 'a' in car
"Tor is after the Norse god and name Þórr, of the same root as þunrar, ‘thunder’.
Ivar, norse Ivarr, might have multiple origins. It is most likely either a form of Ingvar; Ingvar, norse Yngvarr, comes from the godly name Ing or Yngve, and the -ar ending was originally ‘harjar’, meaning ‘warrior, fighter’. The beginning iv- might also mean ‘bow of yew’.
Source: Store norske leksikon (http://www.snl.no)."
In Norway, Tor-Ivar is primarily classified as a first name. The pronunciation of this name, specifically in Svolvær, Nordland County, Norway, is
²toor-EEvuhr
The correct pronunciation of the -o- in Tor has no equivalent in English; the closest would be the very formal, dark o/oo sound as can be heard in older, upper-class English speakers, such as in ‘Moore’; it does not rhyme with ‘more’.
I- in Ivar rhymes with ‘bee’.
-var in Ivar rhymes with ‘car’.
The Rs are always pronounced.
Note: Norwegian is a primary-tone language. Tor-Ivar is pronounced with tone 2 (shown with the superscript two above): If Eastern Norwegian, it is low-rising-rising; if Western/Northern, it is low-high-falling.
"Tor is after the Norse god and name Þórr, of the same root as þunrar, ‘thunder’.
Ivar, norse Ivarr, might have multiple origins. It is most likely either a form of Ingvar; Ingvar, norse Yngvarr, comes from the godly name Ing or Yngve, and the -ar ending was originally ‘harjar’, meaning ‘warrior, fighter’. The beginning iv- might also mean ‘bow of yew’.
Source: Store norske leksikon (http://www.snl.no)."
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