Ing

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ing"

English

Proper noun

Ing

1. A surname

East Central German

Proper noun

Ing f

1. (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the female given name Inge

Further reading

• 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎^[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 66:

French

1. a unisex given name shortened from Inga rare by itself but a popular first part of twentieth century compound names like Ingrid, Ingrida, Ingrīda, Ingvar, Inger and Ingfrid

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Inguz

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inɡ/, [iŋɡ]

Proper noun

Ing m

1. a male given name
   • 8th or 9th century, Unknown, Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem:

     Ing wæs ǣrest mid Ēastdenum ġesewen seċġum, oþ hē sīþþan ēast ofer wæġ ġewāt, wæn after rann; þus Heardingas þone hæle nemdon.

     Ing was first among the Eastern Danes seen by men, until he soon afterwards departed over the ways, a wain followed after. Thus bold men named this hero.

2. name of a rune

Declension

Declension of Ing (u-stem) (masculine)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	Ing	—
accusative	Ing	—
genitive	Inga	—
dative	Inga	—

Swedish

Etymology

Shortened from Inga, feminine form of Inge.

Proper noun

Ing c (genitive Ings)

1. a female given name shortened from Inga, rare by itself but a popular first part of twentieth century hyphenated names like Ing-Britt and Ing-Marie

Anagrams

• gin