Novello, Ivor Syllabification: (No·vel·lo, Ivor)Pronunciation: /nəˈvelō/Definition of Novello, Ivor (1893–1951), Welsh composer, songwriter, actor, and dramatist; born David Ivor Davies. He wrote the music for the World War I song “Keep the Home Fires Burning” (1914). Novello, Ivor in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Novello, Ivor in the British & World English dictionary