Meaning, origin and history of the name Ingrid

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Gender Feminine

Usage Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch

Pronounced Pron. ING-rid(Swedish)

ING-ri(Norwegian)

ING-grit(German, Dutch)

ING-greet(German)

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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

VariantsInger(Swedish) Inger(Norwegian) Inger(Danish)

DiminutivesInga(Swedish) Inga(Norwegian) Inga, Inge(Danish)

Other Languages & CulturesIngríðr, Inga(Ancient Scandinavian) Íngrid(Catalan) Inga(Estonian) Inkeri, Inga, Inka(Finnish) Inka(Frisian) Inga(Icelandic) Ingrīda, Inga(Latvian) Inga(Lithuanian) Inga(Polish) Inga(Russian) Íngrid(Spanish) Inha(Ukrainian)

Same SpellingÍngrid

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Ingrid Bergman in the 1940s

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Name Days

Croatia: September 2

Czech Republic: January 27

Estonia: October 5

France: September 2

Hungary: February 5

Sweden: October 9

Categories

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Entry updated April 16, 2019 ·