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What does Inga mean?
Inga 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced ING-ah. It is of Scandinavian and Old Norse origin, and the meaning of Inga is "guarded by Ing". Norse mythology: Ing was a powerful god of fertility and peace. Inge is popular in Germany. Actress Inger Stevens. Also form of Ingrid.
ASSOCIATED WITH scandinavian, norse, mythology, powerful, peace
Variations
VARIANTS Ingaberg, Ingaborg, Inge, Ingegerg, Ingeborg, Inger, Innga, Inngeborg
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Inga Cadence (I.C.), ..
How popular is Inga?
Inga is a very popular first name for women (#1724 out of 4276, Top 40%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#34856 out of 150436, Top 23%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Inga reached its apex rank of #442 in the U.S. during 1890-1899, but is not found in the list currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Ingrid (#988 A YEAR AGO), Ingeborg and Inger are the popular varying forms of Inga. These relations of Inga reached the apex of their popularity 58 years ago (USAGE OF 0.03%) and are now significantly less conventional (USAGE 0.02%, ▼53%).
Similar Names
Inga▼ is pronounced similarly to Angy. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Elga, Erga, Iana, Ianna, Iara, Ida▼, Idra, Ila▼, Ilka, Illa, Ilsa, Ima▼, Ina▼, Inah, Inaya, Inda, India▼, Indu, Indya, Ines, Inez▼, Ingmar, Iniga, Inya, Iola▼, Iona▼, Ionia, Ionya, Ira, Irma▼, Isa, Isha, Isla▲, Ita, Iva▼, Olga▼, Senga, Tanga, Vaga and Vega. These names tend to be less frequently used than Inga.
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