Ingrid is a feminine given name. It continues the

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

name ''Ingiríðr'', which was a short form of ''Ingfríðr'', composed of the theonym '' Ing'' and the element ''fríðr'' "beloved; beautiful" common in Germanic feminine given names. The name Ingrid (more rarely in the variant ''Ingerid'', ''Ingris'' or ''Ingfrid''; short forms ''Inga, Inger, Ingri'') remains widely given in all of Scandinavia, with the highest frequency in Norway. Norwegian usage peaked in the interbellum period, with more than 2% of newly born girls so named in 1920; popularity declined gradually over the 1930s to 1960s, but picked up again in the late 1970s, peaking above 1.5% in the 1990s.Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no

People

* Ingerid of Denmark (11th century), Danish princess, Norwegian Queen consort *

Saint Ingrid of Skänninge Saint Ingrid of Skänninge (died in Skänninge, 9 September 1282) was a Swedish abbess venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. She founded Skänninge Abbey, a nunnery belonging to the Dominicans, in 1272. Her feast day is on September ...

(13th century), Swedish Roman Catholic abbess * Ingrid of Sweden (1910–2000), Swedish princess, Queen Consort of Denmark * Ingrid Alberini (In-Grid, born 1973), Italian singer * Ingrid Alexandra (born 2004), Norwegian princess * Ingrid Andress, American singer-songwriter * Ingrid van Bergen (born 1931), German actress *

Ingrid Bergman Ingrid Bergman (29 August 191529 August 1982) was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films, television movies, and plays.Obituary '' Variety'', 1 September 1982. With a career spanning five decades, she is ofte ...

(1915–1982), Swedish actress * Íngrid Betancourt (born 1961), Colombian politician * Ingrid Bjørnov (born 1963), Norwegian musician *

Ingrid Bruce Ingrid Monica Bruce (1940–2012) was a Swedish civil engineer who is remembered for her contributions to the Swedish defence sector, in particular for coordinating the development of the surface-to-air missile system known as BAMSE in the 1990s. ...

(1940–2012), Swedish civil engineer * Ingrid Bruckert (born 1952), German field hockey player * Ingrid Burley (born 1986), American singer and rapper *

Ingrid Burman Ingrid Burman (born 4 November 1952) is a Swedish Left Party politician. She was a member of the Riksdag from 1994 until 2006. External linksIngrid Burmanat the Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the ...

(born 1952), Swedish politician * Ingrid Caven (born 1938), German actress * Ingrid Chauvin (born 1973), French actress * Ingrid Daubechies (born 1954), Belgian physicist and mathematician * Ingrid Deltenre (born 1960), Dutch-Swiss manager * Ingrid Engen (born 1998), Norwegian international football player *

Ingrid Fliter Íngrid Fliter (born September 23, 1973, Buenos Aires) is an Argentinian pianist. She began her formal piano studies with Elizabeth Westerkamp. Her first public appearance in recital was at age 11, and she made her concerto debut at the Teat ...

(born 1973), Argentinian classical pianist *

Ingrid Godon Ingrid Godon (born 29 August 1958) is a Flemish illustrator of children's literature. Career She won the Prijs van de Kinder- en Jeugdjury voor het boek in Vlaanderen in 1988 and in 1989 for respectively illustrating the books ''Pius en Pep ...

(born 1958), Flemish illustrator * Ingrid del Carmen Montes González (born 1985), Chemistry Professor and Director-at-large at ACS since 2013 * Ingrid Guimarães (born 1972), Brazilian actress, comedian * Ingrid Hafner (1936–1994), British actress *

Ingrid Hernandez Ingrid may refer to: * Ingrid (given name) * Ingrid (record label), and artist collective * Ingrid Burley, rapper known mononymously as Ingrid * Tropical Storm Ingrid, various cyclones * 1026 Ingrid, an asteroid * InGrid, the grid computing pr ...

(born 1988), Colombian race walker * Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld (1921–2015), Dutch astronomer *

Ingrid Isotamm Ingrid Isotamm (born 3 May 1979) is an Estonian stage, film, radio and television actress. Early life and education Ingrid Isotamm was born in the small borough of Palamuse in Jõgeva County in 1979. Her father was Gunnar Isotamm (1948–2003) a ...

(born 1979), Estonian actress *

Ingrid Janbell Ingrid Janbell (born May Ingrid Janbell on 4 August 1955 in Borås, Sweden) is a Swedish actress, director and lecturer. Janbell has worked as a professional actress since 1977. Together with Louise Raeder she wrote a play called "Matdemonen" (T ...

(born 1955), Swedish actress, director and lecturer * Ingrid Jensen (born 1966), Canadian trumpet player and composer * Ingrid Jonker (born 1933), South African poet * Ingrid Kavelaars (born 1971), Canadian actress * Ingrid de Kok (born 1951), South African author *

Ingrid Leijendekker Ingrid Margaretha Cornelia Leijendekker (born 3 October 1975 in Zaandam, North Holland) is a retired water polo player from the Netherlands. She made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1992, and was a regular member of the squad that cla ...

(born 1975), Dutch water polo player * Ingrid van Lubek (born 1971), Dutch triathlete *

Ingrid Lukas Ingrid Lukas (born 20 August 1984 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian singer-songwriter, pianist and composer, residing in Switzerland. She featured as part of the Swiss Government's official ''House of Switzerland'' entertainment series for ...

(born 1984), Estonian musician * Ingrid Luterkort (1910–2011), Swedish actress * Ingrid Mattson (born 1963), Canadian activist and scholar * Ingrid Michaelson (born 1979), American singer *

Ingrid Moses-Scatliffe Ingrid A. Moses-Scatliffe (born 20 October 1969) is a lawyer and politician in the British Virgin Islands. She has served as Speaker of the House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands since December 2011. Moses-Scatliffe received a BSc in Com ...

(born 1969), British lawyer politician from the British Virgin Islands * Ingrid Nargang (1929–2019), Austrian judge and contemporary historian *

Ingrid Newkirk Ingrid Elizabeth Newkirk (née Ward; born June 11, 1949) is a British-American animal activist and the president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the world's largest animal rights organization. She is the author of several ...

(born 1949), American animal rights activist * Ingrid Nilsen (born 1989), American video blogger * Ingrid Noll (born 1935), German author * Ingrid Park (born 1971), New Zealand television actress *

Ingrid Paul Dirkina Wilhelmina "Ingrid" Paul (born 14 December 1964) is a retired Speed skating, speed skater and speed skating coach from the Netherlands. She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in the 3000 m and 5000 m and finished in 14th place in the lat ...

(born 1964), Dutch speed skater *

Ingrid Pedersen Ingrid Pedersen (17 April 1933 – 11 September 2012) was a Swedish-American aviator. She was the first female pilot to fly over the North Pole. Ingrid Elisabeth Liljegren was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She was the daughter of Sivert Roland Lil ...

(1933–2012), Swedish aviator * Ingrid Peters (born 1954), German singer *

Ingrid Pitt Ingrid Pitt (born Ingoushka Petrov; 21 November 193723 November 2010) was a Polish-British actress and writer best known for her work in horror films of the 1970s. Early life Ingoushka Petrov was born in Warsaw, Poland, one of two daughter ...

(1937–2010), Polish-British actress *

Ingrid Puusta Ingrid Puusta (born 8 November 1990 in Märjamaa) is an Estonian Olympic windsurfer, who specializes in the Neil Pryde RS:X class. She represented Estonia at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, and trains at Noblessner Yacht Club in Tallinn unde ...

(born 1990), Estonian windsurfer *

Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter (Old Norse: ''Ingiríðr Rögnvaldsdóttir'') (1100/1110 – after 1161 AD) was born a member of the Swedish royal family, became a member of Danish royalty by marriage and later was Queen consort of Norway as the spouse of ...

(12th century), Queen Consort of Norway * Ingrid Rimland (1936–2017), American psychologist and author *

Ingrid Marie Rivera Íngrid Marie Rivera Santos (born October 8, 1983, in Luquillo) is a Puerto Rican actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico 2005 and represented her country at Miss World 2005. She later won Miss ...

(born 1983), Puerto Rican actress and model * Ingrid Rivera Rocafort, Puerto Rican businesswoman *

Ingrid Rodríguez Ingrid Roxana Rodríguez Alvarado (born 24 November 1991) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer. She was part of the Ecuadorian squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. International career Rodríguez represented Ecuador at the 2008 South A ...

(born 1991), Ecuadorian footballer *

Ingrid von Rosen Ingrid von Rosen (sometimes cited as Ingrid Bergman; 17 January 1930 – 20 May 1995) was a Swedish diarist who was married to Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman in the latter half of her life. Biography Born Ingrid Karlebo in Stockholm ...

(1930–1995), Swedish diarist, wife of film director Ingmar Bergman * Ingrid Rubio (born 1975), Spanish actress * Ingrid Rüütel (born 1935), Estonian folklorist and philologist, First Lady of Estonia *

Ingrid Silva Ingrid Silva (born 1988/1989) is a Brazilian ballet dancer who currently performs with the Dance Theatre of Harlem in New York City. Early life Silva was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, to a father who served in the air force and mother who w ...

, Brazilian ballet dancer * Ingrid Sischy (1952–2015), South African-born American art and fashion editor *

Ingrid Steeger Ingrid Steeger (; born 1 April 1947) (as ''Ingrid Anita Stengert'') is a German actress and comedian. Life Steeger was born in Berlin. She works as a comedian and actress in Germany. She became famous in her role of comedy show ' in the 1970s ...

(born 1947), German actress and comedian * Ingrid Stengård, Finnish mountain bike orienteer *

Ingrid Stöckl Ingrid Stöckl (born March 28, 1969, in Tamsweg) is a former Austrian alpine skier. She won a silver medal in the Combined event at the 1991 World Championships. She competed in two events at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Ol ...

(born 1969), Austrian alpine skier * Ingrid Thulin (1926–2004), Swedish film actress * Ingrid Tørlen (born 1979), Norwegian beach volleyball player * Ingrid Veninger (born 1968), Canadian actress, writer, director, producer, and film professor * Ingrid Visser (born 1966), New Zealand scientist of Dutch parentage * Ingrid Visser (1977–2013), Dutch volleyball player * Ingrid Gärde Widemar (1912–2009), Swedish lawyer and politician *

Ingrid Wildi Merino Ingrid Paula del Carmen Wildi-Merino (born 1963) is a Chilean-born Swiss video artist, curator, and educator. She has been a lecturer at the Geneva University of Art and Design, from 2005 to 2016. She has been active in Geneva, Biel, and Madrid ...

(born 1963), Chilean-born Swiss video artist *

Ingrid Ylva Ingrid Ylva of Bjelbo (born c. 1180s, died c. 1250–1255), was a Swedish noblewoman, the wife of Magnus Minnesköld of Bjälbo and the mother of regent Birger Jarl. The exact years of her birth and death are unclear; a traditional year quote ...

(13th century), Swedish noblewoman

Fictional characters

*Ingrid, from television series '' Once Upon a Time'' * Ingrid, from television series ''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) and ...

'' * Ingrid, a character from the fighting game series '' Street Fighter'' and the video game '' Capcom Fighting Evolution'' *

Ingrid Beauchamp The following is a list of characters from the Lifetime supernatural drama ''Witches of East End'', based on the book of the same name by Melissa de la Cruz. The series centers on a family of immortal witches known as the Beauchamps: Joanna by J ...

, from novel '' Witches of East End'' and television series '' Witches of East End'' *Ingrid Avellan Cortez, from the '' Spy Kids'' film trilogy *Ingrid Dracula, from horror drama comedy '' Young Dracula'' *

Ingrid Fletcher ''Porridge'' is a British sitcom, starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977. The programme ran for three series, and included two Christmas specials and a feat ...

, from television series ''

Porridge Porridge is a food made by heating or boiling ground, crushed or chopped starchy plants, typically grain, in milk or water. It is often cooked or served with added flavourings such as sugar, honey, (dried) fruit or syrup to make a sweet cereal, ...

'' and '' Going Straight'' *Ingrid Brandl Galatea, from the video game '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' *Ingrid Giraffe, from the animated television series '' My Gym Partner's a Monkey'' *Ingrid Navaro, an antagonist from the Mexican telenovela '' Abismo de pasión'' *Ingrid Third, from the animated television series '' Fillmore!'' *Ingrid Thorburn, from the black comedy drama '' Ingrid Goes West''

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