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 [ syll. in-ge-bor(g), ing-ebo-rg ] The girl name Ingeborg is pronounced as IHNGGEYB-RG KEY. Ingeborg is largely used in German and Scandinavian. It is derived from Old Norse origins. The name Ingeborg means Ing's fort. Two-element name derived from the words 'ing' and 'borg' with the meanings name of a god and protection, castle, fortification respectively. Ingeburg (Germanic) and Ingiborgh (Old Norse) are original forms of the name. The first element Ing refers to a Germanic god of fertility, who was also known as Ingui or Yngvi. The first name is popular in Germany. In addition, Ingeborg is a Scandinavian form of the name Ingrid (German and Scandinavian). Inga (pet form in English, German, Polish, Russian, and Scandinavian) and Inge (short form in Scandinavian) are variants of the name. See also the related forms, Ing (German and English) and Inse (Frisian and German). Ingeborg is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1905 with 0.005% of baby girls being named Ingeborg. It had a ranking of #986 then. The baby name has dropped in popularity since then, and is now of very light use. In 2008, among the family of girl names directly related to Ingeborg, Ingrid (German and Scandinavian) was the most widely used. A baby name that sounds like Ingeborg is the name Ingeberg (Scandinavian). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Ingeborg: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; NG as in "ping (P.IH.NG)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)"   |
