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View Name: Inge


INGE
GENDER: Masculine & Feminine
USAGE: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch
PRONOUNCED: ING-gÉ™ (German)   [key]
Meaning & History
Short form of Scandinavian and German names beginning with the element ing, which refers to the Germanic god ING. In Sweden and Norway this is primarily a masculine name, elsewhere it is usually feminine.
Related Names
VARIANT: Inga (Danish)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Inga (Ancient Germanic), Inga, Ingi (Ancient Scandinavian), Inga, Inka (Finnish), Inka (Frisian), Inga (Russian)
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