Given name
Inka
“having the beauty of the god Ing”·“an adventurer”
In Czech use, Inka is a diminutive of Ingrid. One Scandinavian interpretation is “having the beauty of the god Ing.” Inka is a variant of Inca. One Indian interpretation is “an adventurer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Czech use, Inka is a diminutive of Ingrid. One Scandinavian interpretation is “having the beauty of the god Ing.” Inka is a variant of Inca. One Indian interpretation is “an adventurer.”
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Where it comes from
In Czech use, Inka is a diminutive of Ingrid. Ingrid has been associated with Old Norse and Scandinavian naming traditions. Inka is a variant of Inca. An origin associated with Inca is Indian.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Czech usage, Inka is a diminutive of Ingrid. In Finnish usage, Inka developed from Inga.
Inka’s family of names
In Czech usage, Inka is a diminutive of Ingrid. In Finnish usage, Inka developed from the Swedish form Inga. Inka has a related form in Inca.
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Around the world
Inka has relatives in 4 languages.
9 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Ingridfull form · Czech
- Innadiminutive · Finnish
- Inkerifull form · Finnish
- Reginkafull form · Czech
- Karolinkafull form · Czech
- Jiřinkafull form · Czech
- Inkevariant · German
- Inkaleindiminutive · German
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Inka
- Inka GringsGerman footballer and managerborn 1978
- Inka FriedrichGerman actressborn 1965
- Inka HämäläinenFinnish biathleteborn 2005
- Inka HopsuFinnish politicianborn 1976
- Inka ChristieIndonesian singer and actressborn 1973
- Inka BauseGerman singer and television presenterborn 1968
- Inka PareiGerman writerborn 1967
- Inka MartíSpanish writer, editor and photographerborn 1964
- Inka BachGerman writerborn 1956
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