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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
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]

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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