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Ivor

American  
[ahy-ver, ee-ver] / ˈaɪ vər, ˈi vər /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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Other recent hires include longtime Western Asset Management portfolio manager Blanton Keh; new credit research head Ivor Schucking, also a Western veteran, and quantitative research head Amit Deshpande, from T. Rowe Price.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

"An Ivor Novello Award has for over 70 years been the most prestigious recognition of excellence in music and I'd like to thank our judges for working hard to recognise this year's nominees," adds Neri.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

This year marks the 71st Ivor Novello Awards and a ceremony will be held in London on 21 May to celebrate the cultural impact and enduring importance of songs and screen compositions.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Those other projects included a tribute to his idol Ivor Cutler, the Glaswegian poet and humourist who massively inspired Hawk.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

“The fire’s lit, but the cauldron’s empty,” as Ivor Dillonsby put it to me, or, in Enid Smeek’s slightly earthier phrase, “She’s nutty as squirrel poo.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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