Ingeborg

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Ingibjǫrg.

Proper noun

Ingeborg

1. a female given name from Old Norse

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 25 154 females with the given name Ingeborg have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1900s decade. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

French

Etymology

From Old Norse Ingibjǫrg.

Proper noun

Ingeborg

1. a female given name

German

Etymology

From Norwegian, Swedish and Danish Ingeborg in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Ingeborg

1. a female given name, popular in the 1920's

Related terms

• Ingeburg

Norwegian

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:

Ingeborg

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Alternative forms

• Ingebjørg, Ymbjørg, Yngbjørg, Yngjebjør

Etymology

From Old Norse Ingibjǫrg.

Proper noun

Ingeborg

1. a female given name

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 7 824 females with the given name Ingeborg living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

Ingeborg

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Etymology

From Old Norse Ingibjǫrg. In continuous use in Sweden since the early Middle Ages.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Ingeborg c (genitive Ingeborgs)

1. a female given name

Descendants

• English: Ingabo

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 33 141 females with the given name Ingeborg living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 June 2011.