Yngvi

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Yngvi.

Proper noun

Yngvi m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Yngvi: Yngvason
• daughter of Yngvi: Yngvadóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Yngvi
Accusative	Yngva
Dative	Yngva
Genitive	Yngva

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Yngvi.

Proper noun

Yngvi m

1. (Norse mythology) Yngvi, the god Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr
2. a male given name

Declension

declension of Yngvi

m-w1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Yngvi
accusative	Yngva
dative	Yngva
genitive	Yngva

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• Ingi

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Ingwaz. Cognate with Old English Ing, Latin Ingaevones.

Proper noun

Yngvi m (genitive Yngva)

1. (Norse mythology) Yngvi, the original name of Freyr

   Synonyms: Freyr, Yngvi-Freyr

Declension

  Declension of Yngvi (weak an-stem, indefinite singular only)

masculine	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Yngvi
accusative	Yngva
dative	Yngva
genitive	Yngva

Derived terms

• Yngvi-Freyr (“Yngvi-Lord”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: Yngvi
• Faroese: Yngvi
• Norwegian Nynorsk: Yngve
• Old Swedish: Yngvi, Yngwi, Inge
  • Swedish: Yngve