Ingeborg

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Gender Feminine
Usage Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Pronounced Pron. ING-ə-bawrk(German)
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Meaning & History

From the Old Norse name Ingibjǫrg, which was derived from the name of the Germanic god ING combined with bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue".

Related Names

VariantsIngebjørg(Norwegian) Ingebjørg(Danish) Ingeburg(German)
DiminutivesInga(Swedish) Inga(Norwegian) Inga, Inge(Danish) Inge, Inka(German)
Other Languages & CulturesIngeburg, Inga(Ancient Germanic) Ingibjǫrg, Inga(Ancient Scandinavian) Inge(Dutch) Inga, Inge(Estonian) Inga, Inka(Finnish) Inka(Frisian) Ingibjörg, Inga(Icelandic) Inga(Latvian) Inga(Lithuanian) Inga(Polish) Inga(Russian) Inha(Ukrainian)
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Name Days

Estonia: October 5
Sweden: May 28

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