Given name
Yngvild
Yngvild is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Norwegian.
Original Old NorseYngvildr
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Norwegian usage, Yngvild developed from YNGVILDR.
Yngvild’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Yngvild developed from the Old Norse form YNGVILDR. In Norwegian usage, Yngvild has a related form in INGVILD. In Norwegian usage, Yngvild has a related form in INGVILD.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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.
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