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♀ Inge (girl)
What does Inge mean?
Inge as a girls' name (also used as boys' name Inge) means "guarded by Ing; Ing's beauty". Inge is an alternate spelling of Inga (Scandinavian, Old Norse). Inge is also a variant of Ingrid (Scandinavian, Old Norse).
ASSOCIATED WITH beauty
Variations
RELATIONS VIA INGA, INGRID Inger, Ingmar, Innga
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Inge Hallie (I.H.), ..
How popular is Inge?
Inge is a very prominent first name for women (#1644 out of 4276, Top 38%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#13119 out of 150436, Top 9%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Inga, Inger and Ingrid (#988 A YEAR AGO) are the popular alternative forms of Inge (UNLISTED) ranked in the Top 2000. Adoption of these forms of Inge was more pronounced among parents in the 1960s and has become significantly lower since, with the version Inga becoming less trendy. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Inge is alike in pronunciation to Angy. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Ange, Hege, Ilke, Ilse, Ina▼, Inah, Inda, Indee, Indu, Ines, Inez▼, Iniga, Innes, Inya, Iole, Ione▼, Ionie, Isme, Ivee, Ivie, Page and Sage▲. These names tend to be less commonly used than Inge.
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