Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Ingrid

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INGRID

GENDER: Feminine

USAGE: Scandinavian, 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).

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VARIANT: Inger (Scandinavian)

DIMINUTIVE: Inga (Scandinavian)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Ingríðr, Inga (Ancient Scandinavian), Inge (Danish), Inge (Dutch), Inkeri, Inka (Finnish), Inka (Frisian), Inga (Russian)

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