Ingegjerd

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Ingegerd (alternative spelling)
• Ingjerd, Inger

Etymology

From Old Norse Ingigerðr, from Ing- (“the god Ing/Yngvi”) and gerðr (“protection”). Cognate with Faroese Ingigerð and Icelandic Ingigerður.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɪnʝə.jɛːr/, /²ɪŋːə.jɛːr/

Proper noun

Ingegjerd f

1. a female given name from Old Norse

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Ingegjerd”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 205
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 91 females with the given name Ingrid living in Norway on January 1st 2022. Accessed on 9th November, 2022.