Given name

Ingerid

“having the beauty of the god Ing”

Ingerid has a related form in Ingrid. One Scandinavian interpretation is “having the beauty of the god Ing.”

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Ingerid has a related form in Ingrid. One Scandinavian interpretation is “having the beauty of the god Ing.”

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Where it comes from

Ingerid has a related form in Ingrid. Ingrid has been associated with Old Norse and Scandinavian naming traditions.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Ingiríðr.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ingerid’s family of names

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

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Ingerid has relatives in 6 languages.

8 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 3

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Across languages 6

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