Ingeborg is a Germanic feminine given name, mostly used in
Germany
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,
Denmark
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,
Sweden
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and
Norway
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, derived from
Old Norse
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''Ingiborg, Ingibjǫrg'', combining the
theonym ''
Ing
Ing, ING or ing may refer to:
Art and media
* '' ...ing'', a 2003 Korean film
* i.n.g, a Taiwanese girl group
* The Ing, a race of dark creatures in the 2004 video game '' Metroid Prime 2: Echoes''
* "Ing", the first song on The Roches' 199 ...
'' with the element ''borg'' "stronghold, protection". Ingebjørg is the
Norwegian most used variant of the name, and Ingibjörg is the
Icelandic variant.
People
Pre-modern era
:''Ordered chronologically''
* Ingeborg, 10th century mother of
Ragnvald Ulfsson
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Ingeborg Tryggvasdotter (10th–11th century), daughter of Tryggve Olafsson (died 963), granddaughter of Harald Fairhair and sister of Olaf I of Norway
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Ingeborg of Kiev (), mother of
Valdemar I of Denmark
Valdemar I Knudsen (14 January 1131 – 12 May 1182), also known as Valdemar the Great (), was King of Denmark from 1154 until his death in 1182. The reign of King Valdemar I saw the rise of Denmark, which reached its medieval zenith under his s ...
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Ingibjörg Hakonsdóttir Of Orkney (fl. 12th century) wife of
Óláfr Guðrøðarson king of
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man ( , also ), or Mann ( ), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Govern ...
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Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France (1174–1237), wife of
Philip II of France and daughter of
Valdemar I of Denmark
Valdemar I Knudsen (14 January 1131 – 12 May 1182), also known as Valdemar the Great (), was King of Denmark from 1154 until his death in 1182. The reign of King Valdemar I saw the rise of Denmark, which reached its medieval zenith under his s ...
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Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden (c. 1212 – c. 1254), daughter of King
Erik Knutsson of Sweden, wife of
Birger Jarl and mother of King
Valdemar of Sweden
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Ingeborg of Kalundborg (died 1267), influential Danish noble
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Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway (c. 1244 – 1287), wife of Magnus VI and daughter of Eric IV
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Ingeborg Birgersdotter (c. 1253 – 1302), duchess consort of Saxony
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Ingeborg of Sweden (1263–1292), Swedish princess and countess consort
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Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (1277–1319), Swedish princess and Queen of Denmark
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Ingeborg Eriksdottir of Norway (1297–1357), Norwegian princess and Swedish royal duchess
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Ingeborg of Mecklenburg (1343/45 – 1395), electress consort of Brandenburg and Countess of Holstein-Rendsburg, daughter of Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg and his wife, Euphemia of Sweden
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Ingeborg of Norway (1301–1361), Norwegian duchess, Swedish royal duchess and sometime regent of Norway and Sweden
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Ingeborg of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg (1347–1370), wife of Henry III, Duke of Mecklenburg, daughter of
Valdemar IV of Denmark
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Ingeborg of Holstein (1396–1465), Swedish Roman Catholic Abbess of Vadstena Abbey
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Ingeborg Tott (died 1507), consort of the Swedish regent Sten Sture the elder
Modern era
:''Ordered alphabetically by last name''
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Princess Ingeborg of Denmark (1878–1958), Swedish princess, daughter of
Frederick VIII of Denmark
Frederik VIII (; 3 June 1843 – 14 May 1912) was King of Denmark from 29 January 1906 until his death in 1912.
As the eldest son of Christian IX of Denmark, King Christian IX, nicknamed the ''Father-in-law of Europe'', Frederick was related ...
, wife of
Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
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Ingeborg Akeleye (1741–1800), Norwegian noblewoman and heiress
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Ingeborg Bachmann (1927–1973), Austrian poet and author
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Ingeborg Beling (1904–1988), German ethologist and chronobiologist
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Ingeborg Belling (1848–1927), Norwegian actress
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Ingeborg Brams (1921–1989), Danish actress
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Ingeborg Bruhn Bertelsen (1894–1977), Danish actress
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Ingeborg Danz (born 1961), German opera singer
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Ingeborg Drewitz (1923–1986), German writer
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Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė (born 1963), Lithuanian actress
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Ingeborg Fülepp, Croatian artist
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Ingeborg Gjærum (born 1985), Norwegian environmentalist
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Ingeborg Grässle (born 1961), German politician and Member of the European Parliament
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Ingeborg Grytten ( – ), Norwegian writer
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Ingeborg Hallstein (born 1936), German opera singer
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Ingeborg Hansen (1886–1954), Danish lawyer and politician
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Ingeborg Hochmair (born 1953), Austrian electrical engineer, inventor and entrepreneur
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Ingeborg Hunzinger (1915–2009), German sculptor
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Ingibjörg Ólöf Isaksen (born 1977), Icelandic politician
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Inge King (1915–2016), German-born Australian sculptor
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Ingeborg Levin, German geoscientist and climatologist
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Ingeborg Lüscher (born 1936), German/Swiss multi-media artist
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Ingeborg Mello (1919–2009), Argentine track and field athlete, primarily in the discus and shot put
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Ingeborg i Mjärhult (1665–1749), Swedish natural healer, soothsayer and spiritual visionary
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Ingeborg Møller (1878–1964), Norwegian playwright, novelist and biographer
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Ingeborg Nyberg (born 1940), Swedish singer and actress
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Ingeborg Pfüller (born 1932), Argentine discus thrower
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Ingeborg Rapoport (1912–2017), German pediatrician, the oldest person to receive a PhD at age 102
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Ingeborg Refling Hagen (1895–1989), Norwegian author and teacher
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Ingeborg Reichelt (1928–2022), German soprano
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Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf (1840–1913), Swedish-German composer born Ingeborg Starck
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Ingeborg Schmitz (born 1922), German Olympic swimmer
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Ingeborg Schwenzer (born 1951), German jurist and law professor
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Ingeborg Schöner (born 1935), German actress
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Ingeborg Seynsche (1905–1994), German mathematician
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Ingeborg (singer), Belgian singer and television presenter Ingeborg Sergeant
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Ingeborg Sjöqvist (1912–2015), Swedish diver
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Ingeborg Sørensen (born 1948), Norwegian model and ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for March 1975
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Ingeborg Spangsfeldt (1895–1968), Danish film actress of the 1910s and '20s
Legendary characters
*
Hjalmar and Ingeborg, Swedish lovers in Norse mythology
* The beloved of Frithiof in ''
Frithiof's Saga''
* The daughter of the Swedish King
Eysteinn Beli, betrothed to
Ragnar Lodbrok
References
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Scandinavian feminine given names
Danish feminine given names
German feminine given names
Norwegian feminine given names
Feminine given names
Swedish feminine given names