Ingrid

Gender Feminine
Usage Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, 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) Inga, Inge(Estonian)
Other Languages & CulturesIngríðr, Inga(Ancient Scandinavian) Íngrid(Catalan) Inkeri, Inga, Inka(Finnish) Inka(Frisian) Inga(Icelandic) Ingrīda, Inga(Latvian) Inga(Lithuanian) Inga(Polish) Inga(Russian) Íngrid(Spanish) Inha(Ukrainian)
Same SpellingÍngrid

Popularity

Images

Ingrid Bergman in the 1940sIngrid Bergman in the 1940s

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   serious   nerdy  

Name Days

Croatia: September 2
Czech Republic: January 27
Estonia: October 5
France: September 2
Hungary: February 5
Sweden: October 9

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Entry updated November 20, 2020