The name Ingeborg is derived from Ing (also Yngvi or Ingui), an alternative name for the Norse fertility god Freyr, and the Old Norse element "björg" meaning "help, protection".
Famous bearers
Bearers include Ingeborg Hunzinger (born 1915), a German sculptor;
Ingeborg Bachmann (1926 - 1973), an Austrian poet and author;
Ingeborg Hallstein (born 1936), a German opera singer.
