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The Name Ingvild - Origin and Meaning of Ingvild
  



The Name Ingvild - Origin and Meaning of Ingvild


Gender

Feminine

Origin of the Name Ingvild

Old High German and Old Norse

Usage of the Name Ingvild

Norwegian

Meaning of the Name Ingvild

The name Ingvild comes from the Old Norse name Yngvildr, which is derived from the name of the Germanic fertility god Ing and the Old Norse element "vald" meaning "power, rule".

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Ingvild Bryn (born 1961), a Norwegian journalist; Ingvild Stensland (born 1981), a Norwegian footballer; Ingvild Snildal (born 1988), a Norwegian swimmer; Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (born 1990), a Norwegian cross-country skier.
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