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 [ 2 syll. in-grid, ing-r-id ] The girl name Ingrid is pronounced as IHNGGRahD KEY. Ingrid is used mostly in German and Scandinavian, and its language of origin is Old Norse. Derived from the elements 'ing' which means name of a god ; 'fridr' which means peace, beautiful, fair ; 'rida' which means to ride. The first element Ing refers to a Germanic god of fertility, who was also known as Ingui or Yngvi. The second element could be 'fridr' (peace, beautiful, fair) or 'rida' (to ride); in the latter case, the name is usually taken to mean 'Ing's ride'. The name was first used in the 13th century, but English speakers took it up only from the mid 19th century. In the 20th century, the name became popular with English speakers through the fame of the Swedish film actress Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982). The German, Scandinavian, English, Polish, and Russian Inga, the Scandinavian Ingeberg, the German and Scandinavian Ingeborg, the Scandinavian Inger, the Scandinavian Ingmar, and the Latvian and Lithuanian Ingrida are variant forms of the name. Other variants of Ingrid include the Scandinavian pet form Inge and the English pet form Inneke. See also the related form, the German and English Ing. Ingrid is fairly popular as a baby name for girls. The name grew in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1960s. At the modest peak of its usage in 1967, 0.033% of baby girls were named Ingrid. Its ranking then was #383. The baby name has since dropped in popularity. In 2008, its usage was 0.027% and its ranking #545, but it was nevertheless the most popular out of all girl names in its group. A baby name that sounds like Ingrid is the Latvian and Lithuanian name Ingrida. Details of famous persons named Ingrid: KEY: English pronunciation for Ingrid: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; NG as in "ping (P.IH.NG)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"   |
