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Girl · Old Norse
Ingegerd
Say it: ING-eh-yerd
Meaning
From the god-name Ing and Old Norse garðr 'enclosure, protection'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Borne by an 11th-century Swedish princess who married Yaroslav the Wise.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
- The Viking and Anglo-Saxon Age700 to 1100
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Ingegärd
| Old Norse | Ingigerðr |
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Famous bearers
- Ingegerd Olofsdotter, Swedish princess and grand princess of Kiev
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- The Icelandic sagas and other Old Norse literature
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