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Ingeborg Eide Garðarsdóttir (b. 1996) is an Icelandic Paralympic athlete who competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris.
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Often shortened to just Inge in casual speech.
Nice name though a bit old fashioned.
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Nice name though a bit old fashioned.
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The name itself isn't exactly my favorite, but the meaning is nice.
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Also Czech: https://cs.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingeborg
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This name sounds very strong and even harsh. The pronunciation in its native language softens it up a bit but it still seems to mythical and out there for everyday life.
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Also used in Hungarian: https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingeborg
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Also used in Slovene: https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingeborg
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Also Estonian: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingeborg_(eesnimi)
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A variant of this name, Ingiborg, is borne by the titular character's stepmother in the Icelandic fairy tale The Horse Gullfaxi and the Sword Gunnfoder. She is notable for being one of the few good stepmothers in fairy tales.
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Ingeborg Arvola (b. 1974) is a Norwegian novelist and children's writer. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingeborg_Arvola).
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The name was borne by the Austrian writer Ingeborg Bachmann (1926–1973).
The Ingeborg Bachmann Prize is one of the most famous awards for German language literature.
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The Ingeborg Bachmann Prize is one of the most famous awards for German language literature.
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The name is also used in Lithuania (Ingeborga, Inga).
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Ingeborg (1878-1958) was the daughter of King Frederik VIII of Denmark and his wife Louise. She was married to Prince Carl of Sweden. Her daughter Märtha married the future King of Norway and herself was the mother of the current King Harald. Her other daughter Astrid was married to the King of Belgium and herself was the mother of current King Albert.
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Ingeborg of Denmark was a Queen of France and wife of Philip II Augustus of France from 1193 to 1223. She is known for the several attempts of Philip to divorce her and for his marriage to Agnes of Merania during their marriage, leading to his excommunication.
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In Norwegian the first G is pronounced like a Y, so inyuh-borg.
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The German pronunciation is ING-e-bawrk. [noted -ed]
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Ingibjörg is actually the name of my mom and it's a common Icelandic name. So the whole Old Norse thing was kind of funny to read. I'll have to tell my Mom that. Heh.
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The first G is hard, the second G is soft and pronounced like Y in "year" or "may". The main stress is on the first syllable.
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