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 [ syll. in-(g)vil(d), ing-vi-ld ] The girl name Ingvild is pronounced IH-NGVIYLD KEY. Ingvild is of Old Norse origin and it is predominantly used in the Scandinavian language. Derived from ing meaning 'name of a god' + vild meaning 'will, liking' + wald meaning 'to rule'. Ingvildr (Old Norse) is an original form of Ingvild. The first element Ing refers to a Germanic god of fertility, who was also known as Ingui or Yngvi. The second element could be vild ('will, liking') or wald ('to rule'). A variant of Ingvild is Ingwelde (German). See also the related form, Ing (German and English). Ingvild is a rarely used baby name for girls. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Ingvild: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; NG as in "ping (P.IH.NG)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"   |
