Inge

Danish

Etymology

Short form of female given names beginning with Ing-, Inge-, Ingi- Old Norse ("the god Ing or Yngvi").

Proper noun

Inge

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• female given names: Inga, Ingeborg, Inger, Ingrid
• male given names: Ingo, Ingolf, Ivar, Iver

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 43 585 females with the given name Inge have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.

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Estonian

Proper noun

Inge

1. A female given name, short form of Ingrid and related names.

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German

Proper noun

Inge

1. A female given name, short form of Germanic or Old Norse female names beginning with Ing(e)- ("the god Ing/Yngvi").

Related terms

• female given names: Inga, Ingeborg, Ingeburg, Ingrid
• male given names: Ingo, Ingolf

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Inge

1. A male given name, short form of male names beginning with Old Norse Ing(i)- ("the god Ing/Yngvi").

Related terms

• male given names: Ingar, Ingvald, Ingvar, Ivar, Iver, Yngvar, Yngve
• female given names: Inga and its variants

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Swedish

Proper noun

Inge

1. A male given name, short form of Old Norse male given names beginning with Ing(i)- ("the god Ing/Yngvi").

Related terms

• male given names: Ingemar, Ingmar, Ingvar, Ivar, Yngve
• female given names: Inga and its variants