Name Inger

Origin:

From a Old Norse word for beautiful

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About the name Inger in particular

Gender:	female
Languages of use:	Scandinavian
US 2021 rank:	not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:	Ginger, Ingar, Inge, Ander, Ange, Angel, Angel, Ángel, Anker, Asger Details

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About Ingrid, the group of names with the same origin as Inger

Language of origin:	Old Norse
Info about origin:	Old Norse two-element name
	the name element Ing derives from Ing/Ingwio, the name of a Germanic god
Words:	ing Germanic
	fríðr = beautiful Old Norse
Topics:	Germanic mythology, Two-element name
Variants' top ranks:	1:Ingrid Norway 1997, 2:Inger Norway 2015, 22:Inkeri Finland 2014
Somehow related to:	Ing
Old/original forms:	Ingridr Old Norse
Name variants:	Inger, Ingrid, Ingrida, Inkeri Sortable list Details

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