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Ingólfur

Ingólfur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Ingólfur comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old Norse Ingólfr.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ingólfur’s family of names

In Icelandic usage, Ingólfur has a diminutive in Ingó.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Old Norse

Ingolvur

Ingolvur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

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Germanic

Auðólfur

Auðólfur is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Icelandic.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Ólafur

Ólafur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.

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>99% boys

Old Norse

Arngrímur

Arngrímur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Ingimar

Ingimar is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Onundur

Onundur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Þóroddur

“Thor” · “ord, point”

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>99% boys

Germanic

Ólavur

Ólavur is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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