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Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Meaning & History
Variant of Engel as well as a short form of related names that start with Ingel-, such as Ingelbert, Ingelhard and Ingeltrud. Also compare the West Frisian word ingel meaning "angel".In some cases, this name is used instead of Engel as a short form of names that start with Engel-, such as Engelbert. This might be done in order to avoid association with the Dutch word engel meaning "angel".