The story behind Ingrid
From Swedish, Norwegian and Danish Ingrid, from Old Norse Ingiríðr.
Other language forms and explanations (4)
Czech entry
Borrowed from Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish Ingrid, from Old Norse Ingiríðr.
French entry
From Swedish, Norwegian and Danish Ingrid, from Old Norse Ingiríðr.
German entry
From Swedish, Norwegian and Danish Ingrid, from Old Norse Ingiríðr.
Portuguese entry
From Swedish, Norwegian and Danish Ingrid, from Old Norse Ingiríðr.
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): IH1 NG G R IH0 D
Regional pronunciation variants
- Czech: [ˈɪŋɡrɪt]
- French: /iŋ.ɡʁid/
- German: /ˈɪŋɡʁɪt/
- German: /ˈɪŋɡʁiːt/
- Portuguese; Brazil: /ˈĩ.ɡɾi.d͡ʒi/
- Portuguese; Brazil: /ˈĩ.ɡɾid͡ʒ/
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ˈĩ.ɡɾi.dɨ/
- Portuguese; Portugal: [ˈĩ.ɡɾi.ðɨ]
- Portuguese; Portugal; Southern: /ˈĩ.ɡɾi.dɨ/
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Ingrid ranked #1121 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Ingrid
Edvard
From Swedish Edvard, from English Edward, Old English Ēadweard, literal meaning “guard of (the) riches, guard of wealth”.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Harold
From a merger of Old English Hereweald and Old English Harold (itself from Old Norse Haraldr), both from Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz, from *harjaz (“army”) + *waldaz (“ruler,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Konrad
From Swedish Konrad, from Middle Low German Kônrât (from words meaning “brave, bold” + “counsel”). Borrowed from German Konrad, from Middle High German Kuonrāt, from Old High…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Raonaid
From Old Norse Ragnhildr.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Rikhard
From Swedish Rikhard, Medieval Latin Richardus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz (literally “hard/brave ruler”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sigrid
Borrowed from Danish, Norwegian and Swedish Sigrid, ultimately from Old Norse Sigríðr. From Old Norse Sigríðr.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Ingrid
Aake
From Old Norse Áki, probably via Old Swedish [Term?] or Old Danish [Term?]. It has also been used as a nickname for several names beginning with A, such as Aarne, Akseli,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Åke
From Old Norse Áki, diminutive of Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛉ (*anuʀ, “ancestor”), from Proto-Germanic *anô (as in the first part of the name Olaf). By folk etymology sometimes…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Anselmi
From Swedish Anselm, from Old High German ans (“god”) + helm (“helmet”). Cognate to English Anselm.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Ingrid
Aadolf
From Swedish Adolf, of Germanic origin (from Old High German adal (“noble”) + wolf (“wolf”)). Cognate with English Adolf, Adolph.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends F
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aake
From Old Norse Áki, probably via Old Swedish [Term?] or Old Danish [Term?]. It has also been used as a nickname for several names beginning with A, such as Aarne, Akseli,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Airi
Invented at the end of the 19th century, either from airut (“herald”), or from place names like Airisto, Airikka (both also found as surnames), Airiselkä, at least some of them…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length