Ingrid - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Ingrid \i-ng-

is pronounced ING-rid. It is of Scandinavian and Old Norse origin, and its meaning is "Ing's beauty". Norse mythology: Ing, god of earth's fertility, rides the land each year to prepare it for spring planting. Actress Ingrid Bergman.

Ingrid has 4 variant forms: Inga, Inge, Inger and Ingmar.

Baby names that sound like Ingrid are Angharad and Engracia.

Ingrid is a very common first name for women (#561 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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