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Ingemar
Say it: ING-eh-mar
Meaning
From the god-name Ing and mærr 'famous'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Revived in Sweden in the 20th century.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 21 babies given this name since 1959
- At its height in 1959, about 1 in 266,600 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
- The Viking and Anglo-Saxon Age700 to 1100
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Ingmar
| Old Norse | Ingimarr |
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Famous bearers
- Ingmar Bergman, Swedish film director
- Ingemar Stenmark, Swedish skier
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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