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Inkeri

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See also: inkeri

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiŋkeri/, [ˈiŋk̟e̞ri]
  • Rhymes: -iŋkeri
  • Syllabification(key): In‧ke‧ri
  • Hyphenation(key): In‧ke‧ri

Etymology 1

    Derived from *Inger, the name of the river Inkere; see it for more. According to folk etymology, named after Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden, who was supposedly given the Ingrian lands as a marriage gift.

    Proper noun

    Inkeri

    1. Ingria
      Synonym: Inkerinmaa
    2. a Finnish surname
    Declension
    More information nominative, genitive ...
    More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
    Derived terms
    Statistics
    • The surname Inkeri belongs to 103 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

    Etymology 2

      Old Norse Ingiríðr, akin to English Ingrid.

      Proper noun

      Inkeri

      1. a female given name
        • 1840, Kanteletar, 3:9, "Inkerin sulhot":
          Inkeri, ihana neito, / varasi vaku’un naia, / Lalmanti, iso ritari, / antoi kättä kätkyelle,
          Inkeri, the lovely maiden, / betrothed already in the crib, / Lalmanti, the great knight, / laid his hand on the cradle.
        • 2007, Esa Sariola, Valtakirja, →ISBN, page 7:
          Inkeri. Mitä varten niin pienellä tytöllä oli sellainen nimi? Minä tiesin, koska olin kysynyt.
          Inkeri. What for did such a young girl have a name like that? I knew, since I had asked that question.
      Declension
      More information nominative, genitive ...
      More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
      Statistics
      • Inkeri is the 320th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,449 female individuals (and as a middle name to 36,724 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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      Ingrian

      Etymology

      Uncertain: Possibly named after Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden. Alternatively, from the river Inger (compare Finnish Inkere). Akin to Finnish Inkeri.

      Pronunciation

      • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈiŋkeri/, [ˈiŋke̞rʲ]
      • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈinkeri/, [ˈiŋke̞ri]
      • Rhymes: -iŋkerʲ, -inkeri
      • Hyphenation: In‧ke‧ri

      Proper noun

      Inkeri

      1. Ingria (a region of Russia)

      Declension

      More information Declension of (type 5/vahti, no gradation), singular ...

      Derived terms

      References

      • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 94
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