66%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German Pronounced Pron. /ˈɪŋ.ə.bɔʁk/(German) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From the Old Norse name Ingibjǫrg, which was derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue". This name was borne by a Danish princess who married Philip II of France in the 12th century. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootsIng + bjǫrgVariantsIngebjørg(Norwegian) Ingeburg(German) DiminutivesInga(Swedish) Inga(Norwegian) Inga, Inge(Danish) Other Languages & CulturesInga, Inge(Estonian) Inga, Inka(Finnish) Inken(Frisian) Ingibjörg, Inga(Icelandic) Inga(Latvian) Inga(Lithuanian) Ingibjǫrg, Inga(Old Norse) Inga(Polish) Inga(Russian) Inha(Ukrainian) PopularityDetails Last ranked #181 in 1945 Czechia Last ranked #473 in 1944 France Last ranked #15 in 1940 Germany Last ranked #94 in 2023 Norway Last ranked #968 in 1905 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal natural wholesome strong strange complex serious Name DaysName Days? Austria: July 30Denmark: October 8Estonia: October 5Norway: September 14Sweden: May 28 Categories ancestors, asteroids, Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest, currently out of the US top 1000, defence, help, mythology, Squishmallows, theophoric names, What Remains of Edith Finch characters
