Gender Feminine
Usage Swedish
Pronounced Pron. ING-eh-yehrd  [key]

Meaning & History

From the Old Norse name Ingigerðr, which was derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with garðr meaning "enclosure, yard".

Related Names

RootsIng + garðr
DiminutiveInga
Other Languages & CulturesInga, Inge(Danish) Inga, Inge(Estonian) Inga, Inka, Inkeri(Finnish) Inga(German) Inga(Icelandic) Inga(Latvian) Inga(Lithuanian) Inga(Norwegian) Ingigerðr, Inga(Old Norse) Inga(Polish) Inga(Russian) Inha(Ukrainian)

Name Days

Sweden: November 7

Categories

Entry updated December 7, 2022