Ingegerd

Gender Feminine
Usage Swedish
Pronounced Pron. ING-eh-yehrd  [key]

Meaning & History

From the Old Norse name Ingigerðr, which was derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with garðr meaning "enclosure, yard" [1][2].

Related Names

RootsIng + garðr
VariantsIngegärd, Ingela, Inger
DiminutiveInga
Other Languages & CulturesInga, Inge(Danish) Inga, Inge(Estonian) Inga, Inka, Inkeri(Finnish) Inga(Georgian) Inga(German) Inga(Icelandic) Inga(Latvian) Inga(Lithuanian) Inga(Norwegian) Ingigerðr, Inga(Old Norse) Inga(Polish) Inga(Russian) Inha(Ukrainian)

Name Days

Sweden: November 7

Sources & References

  1. Peterson, Lena. Nordiskt runnamnslexikon. Uppsala, 2007, page 137.
  2. Cleasby, Richard and Gudbrand Vigfusson. An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874), entry garðr, available from https://old-norse.net/html/g.php#garðr.

Categories

ancestorsmythologystructurestheophoric names
Entry updated May 26, 2026