Ingeborg
Danish
Etymology
Proper noun
Ingeborg
- a female given name from Old Norse
References
- [1] 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
Proper noun
Ingeborg
- a female given name
German
Etymology
From Norwegian, Swedish and Danish Ingeborg in the 19th century.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Ingeborg
- a female given name, popular in the 1920's
Related terms
Norwegian
Alternative forms
- Ingebjørg, Ymbjørg, Yngbjørg, Yngjebjør
Etymology
Proper noun
Ingeborg
- a female given name
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- [2] 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
Etymology
From Old Norse Ingibjǫrg. In continuous use in Sweden since the early Middle Ages.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Ingeborg c (genitive Ingeborgs)
- a female given name
Descendants
- English: Ingabo
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [3] 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.