Orvar
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Orvar or Örvar is a Nordic male given name, which means "arrow" in Old Norse. Örvar-Oddr ("arrow's point") is a legendary hero in a 13th-century Icelandic saga. The name may refer to:
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- Instance of
- male given name
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- name day
- July 6
- native label
- Orvar
- writing system
- Latin script
- Soundex
- O616
- Cologne phonetics
- 0737
- Caverphone
- AF1111
- language of work or name
- Icelandic
- Commons category
- Orvar (given name)
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Orvar or Örvar is a Nordic male given name, which means "arrow" in Old Norse. Örvar-Oddr ("arrow's point") is a legendary hero in a 13th-century Icelandic saga. The name may refer to: Orvar Bergmark (1930–2004), Swedish football player and manager Orvar Jönsson (born 1950), Swedish fencer Orvar Lindwall (1941–2025), Swedish fencer Orvar Säfström (born 1974), Swedish film critic Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason (born 1977), Icelandic musician Orvar Trolle (1900–1971), Swedish swimmer
==References==
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