Inger - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Inger \i-nger, in-ger\ is a variant of Inga (Scandinavian, Old Norse) and Ingrid (Scandinavian, Old Norse), and the meaning of Inger is "guarded by Ing; Ing's beauty".

The baby name Inger sounds like Jinger and Jinjer. Other similar baby names are Inge and Ginger.

Inger is a somewhat common first name for women (#2513 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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