It continues the old norse name ingiríðr, which was a short form of ingfríðr, composed of the theonym ing and the element fríðr beloved Ing is the name of a god worshiped for fertility, while rid means fair and beautiful Beautiful common in germanic feminine given names
. actress Ingrid Schoeller hosting an Italian TV show . February 1973
The name ingrid is a girl's name of scandinavian, norse origin meaning fair
The luminous ingrid bergman's appeal was strong enough to lend universal charisma to this classic scandinavian name, which has been somewhat neglected in the us.
Read the name meaning, origin, pronunciation, and popularity of the baby name ingrid for girls. From the old norse name ingríðr meaning ing is beautiful, derived from the name of the germanic god ing combined with fríðr beautiful, beloved I feel free as a student, i definitely feel that i can be myself, she told norwegian. The name ingrid comes from scandinavian origin and has an elaborate meaning
Ingrid is formed of two old norse elements ing and rid
