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INGRID

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Scandinavian, German

Pronounced: ING-grit (German)   [key]

From the Old Norse name Ingríðr meaning "Ing is beautiful", derived from the name of the Norse god ING combined with fríðr "beautiful". A famous bearer was the Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982).
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