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View Name: Ingrid


INGRID
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
PRONOUNCED: ING-grit (German)   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Old Norse name Ingríðr meaning "Ing is beautiful", derived from the name of the Germanic god ING combined with fríðr "beautiful". A famous bearer was the Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982).
Related Names
VARIANTS: Inger (Swedish), Inger (Norwegian), Inger (Danish)
DIMINUTIVES: Inga (Swedish), Inga (Norwegian), Inga, Inge (Danish)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Ingríðr, Inga (Ancient Scandinavian), Inkeri, Inga, Inka (Finnish), Inka (Frisian), Inga (Russian)
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Norway  ranked #7 
Sweden  ranked #65 



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