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Ingerid
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Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
nb Ingrid, nb Ingri
Etymology
nb non Ingiríðr, a variant of the fuller non Ingifríðr. The first element is the divine name Ing, another name of non Yngvi, while the second ultimately continues non fríðr beautiful, fair.
Compare is Ingiríður and fo Ingirið female given name.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈɪŋː.əˌriː/ /ˈɪŋːˌriː/
nb some dialects nb /ˈɪn.ʝəˌriː/
nb ɪŋːəriː ɪnʝəriː 3
nb ɪŋːriː 2
nb Ing e rid
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb female Old Norse Ingrid
Usage notes
In the nineteenth century, nb Ingerid was especially common in Telemark.
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, 446 women in Norway had nb Ingerid as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.Table 10501: Persons, by girls' name and boys' name, Statistics Norway.
References
“Ingerid” in Store norske leksikon.
“Ingerid” at Nordic Names.
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Alternative forms
nn Ingrid
Etymology
From nn non Ingiríðr, from non *Ingifríðr, whence also nn 1 Ingefrid Ingfrid, from the god non Ing/non Yngvi + non fríðr beautiful. Cognate with fo Ingiríð, is Ingiríður.
Pronunciation
nn /²ɪnʝə.riː/ /²ɪŋː(ə).riː/
Proper noun
nn proper noun f definite Ingerida
nn female Old Norse
Usage notes
In regular use in Norway since the Middle Ages.
Related terms
nn Inga
nn Ingefrid, nn Ingfrid
nn Ingegjerd, nn Ingjerd, nn Inger
References
Ingerid 205
Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 478 females with the given name Ingrid living in Norway on January 1st 2022, with frequency peaks in the 1900 decade. Accessed on 9th November, 2022.