Comments for INGRID:

Gorgeous name! Classic, pretty without frills, uncommon yet recognizable, and so strong - it's a great moniker all around.

-- Anonymous User  6/2/2005

Two time Academy Award winning actress Ingrid Bergman bears this name.

-- Alena  7/18/2005

The name of deceased Queen Ingrid of Denmark, but born as Princess of Sweden. She was married to deceased King Frederik IX of Denmark, and she was the mother of current Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.

-- Charlie1977  10/17/2005

The daughter of Crownprince Haakon and Crownprincess Mette-Marit of Norway: Ingrid Alexandra.

-- Anonymous User  11/22/2005

Ingrid is an Italian singer who became famous for her pleasurable tango songs, which she performs in French.

-- iva_toneva  5/10/2006

Ingrid is the name of Astrid's mother in the White Oleander.

-- Cassidy  5/24/2006

I don't like the name Ingrid, it just sounds ugly.

-- Anonymous User  7/24/2006

Listen to the German pronunciation of Ingrid here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html.

-- _satu_  9/3/2006

The name Ingrid is actually used in America, not just Germany or Sweden.

-- bibi66  11/4/2006

I like it for some reason. It's so classical.

-- Anonymous User  11/20/2006

As far as I know, it is pronounced as it is written; 'in-grid'.

If I wasn't called Lauren, my parents were going to call me this, apparently. I wish they had. In response to bibi, this name is not American. It is just used there. Just like some Americans might be called 'Midori' or 'Hamish' or whatever.

-- Surreal  1/26/2007

It's a classy, pretty name!

-- 7up  1/27/2007

I love this name. The only thing that bothers me is there isn't really a nickname for that. Growing up with the name Tara I never could really have a nickname while all the other kids did. Le sigh. Anyway, I love Ingrid Bergman and I love the film, White Oleander. I love Ingrid and Astrid, both seem like vintage names but nice. I don't pronounce it in-grit. I pronounce it: in-grid. Exactly how it's spelt. Maybe a nice middle name.

-- roxhai  3/6/2007

I've heard that the name Ingrid means "hero's daughter". I can't gaurantee that I'm right though.

-- jmd27  3/18/2007

I like the name Ingrid. It sounds strong. But all the people I know (in Canada) pronounce a "d" at the end, not a "t".

-- visitor27  3/19/2007

I think Ingrid is a very wonderful name. I like the fact that it is not a popular name, but at the same it is a nice name.

-- violetagate  3/22/2007

This name is very harsh, and is just plain ugly. This name makes me think of a witch with a wart at the end of her noise. I feel sorry for anyone with this name.

-- TiffanyS  3/28/2007

I like this name. In my mind, it's a very icy-green color. The fact that it means beautiful is just another plus. Much better than the boring old Linda, anyways.

-- writing the world  4/4/2007

In Norway this is a very old and rather common name. We do not pronounce the d at the end: inn-gri.

-- Silje  4/10/2007

I'm not sure if I like it. I think it's lovely as a middle name, but too harsh for a first name. Also, a girl at my school had this nickname, and people called her "In-bred".

-- MicaLilah  5/21/2007

Ingrid Cortez was the name of the main character's mother on Disney's "Spy Kids" series.

-- quigonjecca  5/21/2007

It's my favorite girl name. Also, I love the nicknames for Ingrid: Inzy and Iggy and Nessie.

Nessie has nothing in common with Ingrid; it just happens to be one of my favorite nicknames for a girl.

-- violetagate  6/18/2007

Also an unusual feminine name in Slovenia.

-- earthnut  7/18/2007

My name is Ingrid and I hate it. It's so uncommon that they don't have my name anywhere or on anything and I think it's ugly too. My brother calls me Pidrid. My friends call me Ingi for short and I like that name. But I wish I were called by my middle name: Elizabeth.

-- ingrid-c  9/9/2007

This name calls to mind a Nordic beauty.

-- KrisMichelle  10/1/2007

My name is Ingrid and I really love it. People always tell me how classic it is. I like it and am proud to have it and to people who are having daughters I would recommend it because it is very strong as well as lovely. I would much rather have the name Ingrid than a bubble gum trailer park name like Tiffany.

-- Anonymous User  11/5/2007

I think this name is so pretty and classy! I would use this name, and use the nickname of Inga!

-- Chanel  4/24/2008

I'm not too fond of the name Ingrid. It makes me think of a scientist.

-- Tatyana.love.  5/21/2008

My name is Ingrid, I really don't get why people don't like it! I sometimes do get teased, but I don't mind the name. Very few people have it nowadays. I sometimes go by Ing, or Ingy.

-- i_n_g_r_i_d  7/29/2008

I like this name a lot, and here in Sweden we pronounce it like Ing-rid.

-- izzaw  8/5/2008

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland (Swedish: Kronprinsessan Victoria, Sveriges kronprinsessa, hertiginna av Västergötland, Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée; born 14 July 1977) is the heiress apparent to the Swedish throne. If she ascends to the throne as expected she will be Sweden's third.

-- Anonymous User  9/30/2008

Could a name get more atrocious than this? I think not.

-- GunsnRoses8794  11/24/2008

I don't see what's so bad about this name. I quite like it. Just because it's not an ultra-feminine name like Rose or Caitlin doesn't make it a bad name. Though I'm not the hugest fan of the ING-grit pronunciation, I hear this often pronounced ING-grid.

-- emmiix3  3/27/2009

A very strong and classy name. Somewhat old-fashioned but it's coming back in style. I hate the ING-grit pronunciation. I prefer ING-rid.

-- Beautiful Victory  5/19/2009

For those curious about the "Ing-rit" pronunciation, that would be the standard German pronunciation (for most dialects). Final d's are pronounced like t's. It's that simple. In Scandinavian countries, where the name was a standard, that would not be the normal pronunciation of the name. Not sure why this website only gives ONE pronunciation. It's hardly universal.

-- gbcallahan  6/29/2009

I love this name! I don't know why. I'm using it as the main character's name in my story. I don't know why but I could even imagine myself with this name instead of Ashley because Ashley is more of a stereotypical name and Ingrid means beautiful. I love that. I'm gonna consider this for my daughter.

-- italiannames  10/28/2009

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