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'''Ingrid''' is a feminine given name. It continues the [[Old Norse]] name ''Ingiríðr'', which was a short form of ''Ingfríðr'', composed of the theonym ''[[Yngvi|Ing]]'' and the element ''fríðr'' "beloved; beautiful" common in Germanic feminine given names.<ref>See e.g. {{Cite book |last=Norman |first=Teresa |title=A World of Baby Names |publisher=Penguin |year=2003 |page=499 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uSAlLaV6JIEC |isbn=0-399-52894-6}}</ref> The name Ingrid (more rarely in the variant ''Ingerid'', ''Ingris'' or ''Ingfrid''; short forms ''Inga, Inger, Ingri'') remains widely given in all of Scandinavia, with the highest frequency in Norway.
'''Ingrid''' is a feminine given name. It continues the [[Old Norse]] name ''Ingiríðr'', which was a short form of ''Ingfríðr'', composed of the theonym ''[[Yngvi|Ing]]'' and the element ''fríðr'' "beloved; beautiful" common in Germanic feminine given names.<ref>See e.g. {{Cite book |last=Norman |first=Teresa |title=A World of Baby Names |publisher=Penguin |year=2003 |page=499 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uSAlLaV6JIEC |isbn=0-399-52894-6}}</ref> The name Ingrid (more rarely in the variant ''Ingerid'', ''Ingris'' or ''Ingfrid''; short forms ''Inga, Inger, Ingri'') remains widely given in all of Scandinavia, with the highest frequency in Norway.
Norwegian usage peaked in the interbellum period, with more than 2% of newborn girls so named in 1920; popularity declined gradually over the 1930s to 1960s, but picked up again in the late 1970s, peaking above 1.5% in the 1990s.<ref>Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no</ref>
Norwegian usage peaked in the interbellum period, with more than 2% of newborn girls so named in 1920; popularity declined gradually over the 1930s to 1960s, but picked up again in the late 1970s, peaking above 1.5% in the 1990s.<ref>Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no</ref> Ingrid was also among the most popular names for girls in Germany from the 1920s to the 1950s.<ref>{{Citation
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| issue = 4
| pages = 219-30
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==People==
==People==
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*[[Ingrid Bruce]] (1940–2012), Swedish civil engineer
*[[Ingrid Bruce]] (1940–2012), Swedish civil engineer
*[[Ingrid Bruckert]] (born 1952), German field hockey player
*[[Ingrid Bruckert]] (born 1952), German field hockey player
*[[Ingrid Ann Buffonge]], Montserratian politician
*[[Ingrid Burley]] (born 1986), American singer and rapper
*[[Ingrid Burley]] (born 1986), American singer and rapper
*[[Ingrid Burman]] (born 1952), Swedish politician
*[[Ingrid Burman]] (born 1952), Swedish politician
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*[[Ingrid Rivera Rocafort]], Puerto Rican businesswoman
*[[Ingrid Rivera Rocafort]], Puerto Rican businesswoman
*[[Ingrid Rodríguez]] (born 1991), Ecuadorian footballer
*[[Ingrid Rodríguez]] (born 1991), Ecuadorian footballer
*[[Ingrid von Rosen]] (1930–1995), Swedish diarist, wife of film director Ingmar Bergman
*[[Ingrid Rubio]] (born 1975), Spanish actress
*[[Ingrid Rubio]] (born 1975), Spanish actress
*[[Ingrid Rüütel]] (born 1935), Estonian folklorist and philologist, First Lady of Estonia
*[[Ingrid Rüütel]] (born 1935), Estonian folklorist and philologist, First Lady of Estonia

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Ingrid
PronunciationEnglish: /ˈɪŋɡrɪd/ ING-grid
German: [ˈɪŋɡʁɪt]
Swedish: [ˈɪ̌ŋːrɪd]
Norwegian: [ˈɪ̀ŋrɪ]
Danish: [ˈiŋˌʁiːðˀ]
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameScandinavia
Meaningfair, beautiful
Other names
Related namesIngrida, Ingrīda, Ingirid, Ingris, Ingerid, Ingfrid, Ingri, Inger, Inkeri

Ingrid is a feminine given name. It continues the Old Norse name Ingiríðr, which was a short form of Ingfríðr, composed of the theonym Ing and the element fríðr "beloved; beautiful" common in Germanic feminine given names.[1] The name Ingrid (more rarely in the variant Ingerid, Ingris or Ingfrid; short forms Inga, Inger, Ingri) remains widely given in all of Scandinavia, with the highest frequency in Norway. Norwegian usage peaked in the interbellum period, with more than 2% of newborn girls so named in 1920; popularity declined gradually over the 1930s to 1960s, but picked up again in the late 1970s, peaking above 1.5% in the 1990s.[2] Ingrid was also among the most popular names for girls in Germany from the 1920s to the 1950s.[3]

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  1. ^ See e.g. Norman, Teresa (2003). A World of Baby Names. Penguin. p. 499. ISBN 0-399-52894-6.
  2. ^ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
  3. ^ Laversuch, I.M. (December 2010), "Margarete and Sulamith under the Swastika: Girls' Names in Nazi Germany", Names: A Journal of Onomastics, 58 (4): 219–30
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