Given name

Ingefrid

“beautiful”

Ingefrid is a feminine given name from Old Norse, meaning “beautiful.” It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Ingefrid means “beautiful.”

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Where it comes from

Ingefrid comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Ingifríðr.

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Ingefrid’s family of names

In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Ingefrid shares an earlier linguistic root with INGERID. In Swedish usage, Ingefrid has a conventional equivalent in the German form Ingrid. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Ingefrid has a related form in INGFRID.

Walk Ingefrid’s family in the name graph

IngefridIngfridIngridIngeridIngifríður

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

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Around the world

Ingefrid has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.

Norwegian NynorskOld Norse

4 related names in 3 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. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 1

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

Across languages 3

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

Similar names

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Old Norse

Ingegerd

“of the god Ing's kingdom”

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Old Norse

Ingegjerd

“the god Ing/Yngvi” · “protection”

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Old Norse

Ingjerd

Ingjerd is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.

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Old Norse

Ingirið

Ingirið is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

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Old Norse

Ingvild

Ingvild is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian.

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>99% girls

Old Norse

Yngvild

Yngvild is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Norwegian.

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Old Norse

Ingleby

“Englishman” · “village, settlement”

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Old Norse

Ingrið

Ingrið is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

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>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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