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Meaning of name Ingrid

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Meaning

The name Ingrid has the following meaning:

Of Scandinavian origin, Ingrid means "Beautiful". The fame of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman played a large role in increasing the popularity of this name. Its elegant subtlety is its attraction.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Ingrid is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 690 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Ingrid fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 255 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 798 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Ingrid in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Ingrid is pronounced as ing-grid

Origins

Ingrid originates from the Scandinavian language.
See other suggested Scandinavian girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Ingrid and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Ingrid: Boys - Danely, Denby, Denholm, Einar, Elvis, Erik, Garth, Gunnar, Gustav, Kason, Lambert, Girls - Dagny, Dahlia, Erika, Karina, Kristina, Nessa, Nissa, Rona, Signe, Tyra, Both genders - Dyre, Eric, Harold

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Ingrid: Inga, Ingaberg, Inge, Ingeborg, Inger

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Ingrid are: Inga

Style

We think the name Ingrid should fall under the following style category: Scandinavian.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Ingrid to be: An industrious, enthusiastic and intelligent worker

In one word, you might describe Ingrid as a(n) "enthusiastic" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Ingrid (or its variants) are:

Ingrid Bergman, born on 29 August, a famous actress. Ingrid Bergman's background: Famous Swedish actress, who won three Academy Awards and two Emmy awards. She was also the first recipient of the Best Actress Tony Award in 1947. Best known for her role in the 1942 classic film 'Casablanca' opposite Humphrey Bogart. She was force-exiled to Italy after being involved in a scandal with director Roberto Rossellini while still being married to her first husband.
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