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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 the most wonderful time of the year. 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 newly born 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 newly born 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>


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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 the most wonderful time of the year. 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 newly born 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]

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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
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