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Ingolf - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Ingolf

[ syll. in-gol(f), ing-o-lf ] The boy name Ingolf is pronounced IHNGGowLF KEY. Ingolf is of Germanic origin and it is used mainly in German. Two-element name derived from ing and wulf which are of the meanings 'name of a god' and 'wolf' respectively. The first element Ing refers to a Germanic god of fertility, who was also known as Ingui or Yngvi. See also the related form, the German and English Ing.

Ingolf is uncommon as a baby boy name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Ingolf: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; NG as in "ping (P.IH.NG)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)"


 
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