Inga

Gender Feminine
Usage Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Estonian, Finnish, Latvian, Lithuanian, German, Polish, Russian, Old Norse [1][2], Germanic [3]
Scripts Инга(Russian)
Pronounced Pron. ING-ah(Swedish) ING-ga(German) EENG-ga(Polish) EEN-gə(Russian)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Strictly feminine form of Inge.

Related Names

VariantsInge(Danish) Inge(Estonian) Inka(Finnish)
Masculine FormIngo(Germanic)
Other Languages & CulturesÍngrid(Catalan) Inge, Ingrid(Dutch) Inka, Inken(Frisian) Íngrid(Spanish) Inha(Ukrainian)
User SubmissionsIŋgá, Inga

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   natural   wholesome   strong   strange   simple   serious   nerdy  

Name Days

Austria: July 30
Estonia: October 5
Latvia: March 19
Latvia: December 28
Lithuania: October 25
Norway: December 17
Poland: October 25
Sweden: October 25

Categories

Ace Attorney characters, ancestors, Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest, deities, feminine forms, gods, Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest, isograms, Killing Eve characters, rappers, top 10 in Latvia, Two and a Half Men characters

Sources & References

  1. Viking Answer Lady Webpage, available from https://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONNames.shtml.
  2. Peterson, Lena. Nordiskt runnamnslexikon. Uppsala, 2007, page 135.
  3. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 960.
Entry updated December 7, 2022