Given name

Yngvi

Yngvi is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Yngvi comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Yngvi.

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Yngvi’s family of names

In German usage, Yngvi has a diminutive in Inge.

Walk Yngvi’s family in the name graph

YngviIngeYngwieIngYngve

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

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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

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

Scandinavian

Ingvar

“a soldier of Ing's army”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Ingleby

“Englishman” · “village, settlement”

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Old Norse

Trygvi

“trusty”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Yngling

“youngster”

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Old Norse

Ingiæld

Ingiæld is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Old Swedish.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Ingwert

Ingwert is a given name from Old Norse. It is used in German.

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Iivari

“yew warrior”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Øivin

“luck, good fortune” · “victor, victorious lord”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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