67%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German Pronounced Pron. ING-ə-bawrk(German) [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links 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 NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsIngebjørg(Norwegian) Ingeburg(German) DiminutivesInga(Swedish) Inga(Norwegian) Inga, Inge(Danish) Inge, Inka(German) Other Languages & CulturesIngeburg, Inga(Ancient Germanic) Inge(Dutch) Inga, Inge(Estonian) Inga, Inka(Finnish) Inka(Frisian) Ingibjörg, Inga(Icelandic) Inga(Latvian) Inga(Lithuanian) Ingibjǫrg, Inga(Old Norse) Inga(Polish) Inga(Russian) Inha(Ukrainian) PopularityDetails Last ranked #84 in 1941 Czech Republic Last ranked #474 in 1944 France Last ranked #15 in 1940 Germany Last ranked #89 in 2021 Norway Last ranked #968 in 1905 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal natural wholesome strong strange complex serious nerdy Name DaysName Days? Denmark: October 8Estonia: October 5Norway: September 14Sweden: May 28 Categories ancestors, defence, gods, help, mythology, What Remains of Edith Finch characters