Ingeborg

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Ingibjǫrg.

Proper noun

Ingeborg

1. a female given name.

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 25 154 females with the given name Ingeborg have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1900s decade. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

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German

Etymology

From Norwegian, Swedish and Danish Ingeborg in the 19th century.

Proper noun

Ingeborg

1. a female given name.

Usage notes

• Popular in Germany in the 1920s.

Related terms

• Ingeburg

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse Ingibjǫrg.

Proper noun

Ingeborg

1. a female given name.

Related terms

• Ingebjørg

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 7 824 females with the given name Ingeborg living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Ingibjǫrg. In continuous use in Sweden since the early Middle Ages.

Proper noun

Ingeborg c (genitive Ingeborgs)

1. a female given name.

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 33 141 females with the given name Ingeborg living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 June 2011.