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View Name: Ingeborg


INGEBORG
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
PRONOUNCED: ING-e-bawrk (German)   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Old Norse name Ingibjörg, which was derived from the name of the Germanic god ING combined with björg meaning "protection, help".
Related Names
VARIANTS: Ingebjørg (Norwegian), Ingebjørg (Danish), Ingeburg (German)
DIMINUTIVES: Inga (Swedish), Inga (Norwegian), Inga, Inge (Danish), Inge (German)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Ingeburg, Inga (Ancient Germanic), Ingibjörg, Inga (Ancient Scandinavian), Inge (Dutch), Inga, Inka (Finnish), Inka (Frisian), Inga (Russian)
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