Ingvar (name) Ingvar (name) The name Ingvar is an Old Norse first name for men common in Scandinavia meaning "protected by Yngvi". Many notable Scandinavians have had this name, for example, the founder of IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad, the former Swedish Prime Minister, Ingvar Carlsson, and the legendary Swedish king, Ingvar. The feminine version of the name is Inga. The first element of the name is derived from Proto-Norse *"Ing(w)ia" ("Ingi"-), Norse "Yngvi", who is better known by the title Freyr "Lord". The second element is probably either *"harjaz" (warrior) or *"warjaz" (defender). The name consequently either meant "Freyr's warrior" or "Freyr's defender".
Ingvar Moe about the grandmother. Ingvar Moe Ingvar Moe (11 December 1936 - 2 September 1993) was a Norwegian poet, novelist and children's writer. He published over 20 books including short stories, novels, poetry and textbooks. Ingvar Moe was born and grew up in the farming district of Etne in Sunnhordland in the county of Hordaland. His parents were baker Sigurd Moe and Brita Talette Amanda Hardeland. He graduated from the teachers' college at Stord in 1959. He worked for two decades as a teacher, principally in Nøtterøy and Nodeland. He made his literary début in 1975 with the poetry collection "Løktastolpefrø",