Girl · Old Norse
Ingvild
Say it: ING-vil
Meaning
From the god-name Ing and probably hildr 'battle'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Revived in Norway in the 20th century.
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
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The family of the name
| Old Norse | Ingvildr |
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
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