Ingrid name - Meaning of Ingrid
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- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 7
- Usage
- Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Old Norse
- Pronounced
- ING-rid (Swedish) , ING-ree (Norwegian) , ING-grit (German)
- Ingrid Meaning
- From the Old Norse name Ingríðr meaning "Ing is beautiful", derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with fríðr "beautiful". A famous bearer was the Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982). Ingrid originates in Old Norse language and means "beautiful goddess". In Norse mythology, Ing was another name of Freyr, and important god of farming, weather and fertility. Ingrid has always been a very popular name in Scandinavian countries. Ingrid of Sweden was a Queen Consort of Denmark. As a feminine given name it was popularized by Indrid Bergman, a Swedish actress, three Academy Awards winner and the leading actress in the film Casablanca.
Ingrid Related Names
Variants: Inger (Swedish), Inger (Norwegian), Inger (Danish)
Diminutives: Inga (Swedish), Inga (Norwegian), Inga, Inge (Danish)
Other Languages: Ingríðr, Inga (Ancient Scandinavian), Inkeri, Inga, Inka (Finnish), Inka (Frisian), Inga (Russian)
Ingrid Celebrities
Ingrid Bergman - actress, Ingrid Michaelson - musician, Ingrid Asensio - model, Ingrid Jonker - writer, Ingrid Laubrock - jazz artist, Ingrid Noll - writer, Ingrid Rubio - actress, Ingrid Thulin - actress, Ingrid Wendt - writer,
