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 [ 1 syll. in(g), ing- ] The boy name Ing is pronounced as IHNG KEY. Ing is used chiefly in German and English, and its origin is Germanic and Old Norse. Germanic and Old Norse origin, German use: Derived literally from the element 'ing' with the meaning name of a god. Ing (Germanic, Old English, and Old Norse), Ingvi (Old Norse), Ingwaz (Germanic), and Yngvi (Old Icelandic and Old Norse) are original forms of the name. The name is from the old form of the name of the god Freyr in Norse mythology, who was also known as Yngvi or Ing; he was often associated with agriculture, weather and fertility. In addition, Ing is a variant of the name Ingvar (English and Scandinavian) in the English language. See also the related forms, Ingeborg (German and Scandinavian), Ingfried (German), Ingmar (English, German, and Scandinavian), Ingo (German), Ingolf (German), Ingrid (German and Scandinavian), Ingvild (Scandinavian), and Inse (Frisian and German). Ing is not popular as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Ing include Ince (Hungarian), Inge (Scandinavian), Inek (Polish), Ingo (German), Inko (Frisian), Innes (Scottish), Enoch (English and German), Iancu (Romanian), Ianos (Czech), Inigo (English), and Iñigo (Spanish). KEY: Pronunciation for Ing: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; NG as in "ping (P.IH.NG)"   |
