Given name & surname

Ine

“a king”

Ine is used as a given name and a surname. One Anglo-Saxon interpretation is “a king.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Anglo-Saxon interpretation is “a king.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Anglo-Saxon.

How it developed

In Norwegian usage, Ine is a short form of Kristine. In Norwegian usage, Ine is a short form of Karoline.

Ine’s family of names

In Norwegian usage, Ine is a short form of Kristine. In Norwegian usage, Ine has a conventional equivalent in the English form Ina. In Norwegian usage, Ine is a short form of Karoline.

Walk Ine’s family in the name graph

Ine稲KristineKarolineKatrineInekeIenekeIna

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Ine has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Old English roots to each of them.

NorwegianJapaneseOld English

7 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 5

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

See also 1

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

Similar names

If you love Ine, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English · Royal

Kington

“king”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English · Royal

Kingswood

“king”

No U.S. birth series

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English · Royal

Egberta

“wielding the shining sword” · “one who wields a brilliant sword”

No U.S. birth series

11% boys · 89% girls

English · Royal

Kinsey

“the king's victory” · “the victorious prince”

32RareEasing

>99% girls

Old English · Royal

Conybeare

“king”

No U.S. birth series

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English · Royal

Kendra

“having royal power; from the high hill” · “a royal ruler”

52UncommonCooling

>99% girls

English · Royal

Kimberly

“of the royal fortress”

65FamiliarEasing

>99% girls

Anglo-Saxon · Royal

Cartimandua

“a powerful queen”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Ine’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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