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The Name Inge - Origin and Meaning of Inge
  



The Name Inge - Origin and Meaning of Inge


Gender

Masculine and Feminine

Origin of the Name Inge

Old High German and Old Norse

Usage of the Name Inge

Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch

Meaning of the Name Inge

The name Inge is a short form of various Scandinavian and German names containing the name of the Germanic fertility god Ing. Inge is mostly used as a masculine name in Scandinavia. In other countries it is mostly used as a feminine name.

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Inge Stenkilsson (died c. 1100), the King of Sweden; Inge the Younger, a 12th-century King of Sweden and the son of King Halsten; Inge King (born 1918), an Australian female sculptor; Inge Müller (1925 - 1966), a German female poet; Inge de Bruijn (born 1973), a Dutch female Olympic swimmer.
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