Given name

Inghean

“her father's daughter”

Inghean is used as a given name. One Scottish interpretation is “her father's daughter.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Scottish interpretation is “her father's daughter.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Scottish.

Inghean’s family of names

Inghean has a related form in Ingheane. Inghean has a related form in Ingheen. Inghean has a related form in Ingheene.

Walk Inghean’s family in the name graph

IngheanInghynnIngheenIngheeneInghinnIngheane

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 5

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

Similar names

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

Scottish

Nighean

“a young woman; a maiden”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

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Aileen

“light-bearer” · “from the green meadow”

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>99% girls

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Alpina

“blonde; white-skinned” · “one who is fair-skinned”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

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Alesta

“helper and defender of mankind”

No U.S. birth series

8% boys · 92% girls

Scottish

Akira

“one who acts as an anchor”

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15% boys · 85% girls

Scottish

Sileas

“a woman who remains youthful”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Scottish

Middlemas

Middlemas is a surname from Scottish.

No U.S. birth series

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Scottish

Erskina

“from the highest point” · “from the high cliff”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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

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