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View Name: Ingrid


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).
Related Names
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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Norway  ranked #4 
Sweden  ranked #73 


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