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Updated March 21, 2024

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Girl name origins & meanings

  • Scandinavian : Hero's daughter; derived from Ing, the god of fertility

Girl name variations

Ingrid

Ingrid

- 13% this year
Feminine
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Inge

Inge

0 % this year
Neutral
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Inger

Inger

0 % this year
Feminine
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Ingmar

Ingmar

0 % this year
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Ingrede

Ingrede

0 % this year
Feminine
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How Popular Is The Name Inga

Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish : unexplained.
  • Italian : perhaps from Sicilian inga ‘ink’, a metonymic occupational name for a scribe.

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