Inge

Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, Dutch, Estonian
Pronounced Pron. ING-eh(Danish, Norwegian, Swedish) /藞瑟艐.蓹/(German, Dutch)  [key路simplify]

Meaning & History

Short form of Scandinavian and German names beginning with the element ing, which refers to the Germanic god Ing [1]. In Sweden and Norway this is primarily a masculine name, elsewhere it is usually feminine.

Related Names

VariantsInga(Danish) Inka(German) Inga(Estonian)
Other Languages & CulturesÍngrid(Catalan) Inga, Inka, Inkeri(Finnish) Inka, Inken(Frisian) Inga(Georgian) Inga(Germanic) Inga, Ingi, Ingibjörg, Ingólfur(Icelandic) Inga, Ingrīda(Latvian) Inga, Ingrida(Lithuanian) Inga, Ingi, Ingibjǫrg, Ingigerðr, Ingimárr, Ingólfr, Ingríðr(Old Norse) Inga(Polish) Inga(Russian) Íngrid(Spanish) Inha(Ukrainian)
Surname DescendantIngesson(Swedish)
User Submissions脥nge, Inge

Popularity

People think this name is

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Name Days

Estonia: October 5
Norway: December 17
Sweden: February 11

Sources & References

  1. F枚rstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 960.

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Entry updated May 26, 2026