Inger
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Inger
- a female given name
References edit
- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 55 050 females with the given name Inger have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on April 14th, 2011.
French edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Inger
- a female given name
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
From Ingegerd.
Proper noun edit
Inger
- a female given name
References edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Contraction of Ingegerd and also a dialectal form of Ingrid. First recorded in Sweden in 1561.
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Inger c (genitive Ingers)
- a female given name
- 2020, Neil Hourihan, “18. Kryss-skolan i skogen”, in Lätta Kryss [Easy Crosswords], number 7, →ISSN, page 18:
- 'Kom igen Inger – 1-2, 1-2, 1-2...'
- 'Come on, Inger – 1-2, 1-2, 1-2...'
References edit
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [3] Statistiska centralbyrån: 76 051 females with the given name Inger living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on April 14th, 2011.