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, mostly used in
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and
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. It is the modern form of either Old Norse
Yngvi Old Norse Yngvi , Old High German Ing/Ingwi and Old English Ing are names that relate to a Lists of deities, theonym which appears to have been the older List of names of Freyr, name for the god Freyr. Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic Ingw ...
or of Ingwin. ''Yngvi'' was the Old Norse name of the Germanic god ''Ingu-'', later identified with
Freyr Freyr (Old Norse: 'Lord'), sometimes anglicized as Frey, is a widely attested Æsir, god in Norse mythology, associated with kingship, fertility, peace, prosperity, fair weather, and good harvest. Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr, was ...
, or of ''Ingwian-'' "belonging to the tribe of the
Ingvaeones The Ingaevones () or Ingvaeones () were a Germanic cultural group living in the Northern Germania along the North Sea coast in the areas of Jutland, Holstein, and Lower Saxony in classical antiquity. Tribes in this area included the Angles, ...
" (who were in turn named after ''Ingu-''. The name is most common among Swedish men over the age of 50, and occurs almost exclusively as a
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among the youngest. Due to its
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origins, the name was very popular during the 19th century and the
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era. As of 31 December 2005, there are a total of 18,578
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with the name, of which 4756 use it as their main first name. As of 1 January 2006 there are 2370
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with Yngve as their first name, 1924 of whom use it as their only first name. In
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there are 1046 people named Yngve.Search engine for names
in the Population Register Centre. Its
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in the Swedish name day list of 2001 is 11 February.


People named Yngve

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Yngve Brilioth Yngve Torgny Brilioth (12 July 1891 – 27 April 1959) was a Swedish theologian, professor for church history and author who served as Bishop of Växjö from 1938 to 1950 and Archbishop of Uppsala from 1950 until 1958. Biography He earned his Ph. ...
(1891–1959), former
Archbishop of Uppsala The Archbishop of Uppsala (spelled Upsala until the early 20th century) has been the primate of Sweden in an unbroken succession since 1164, first during the Catholic era, and from the 1530s and onward under the Lutheran church. Historical ove ...
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Yngve Brodd Rolf Yngve Brodd (9 June 1930 – 23 September 2016) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career with Fritsla IF and went on to represent Örebro SK, Toulouse, and Sochaux before retiring at IFK ...
(1930–2016), Swedish football player *
Yngve Ekstrand Rear admiral (Sweden), Rear Admiral Sven Yngve Ekstrand (22 February 1888 – 30 March 1951) was a Swedish Navy officer. He was Chief of the Naval Staff (Sweden), Naval Staff from 1939 to 1942, Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1942 to ...
(1888–1951), Swedish Navy rear admiral *
Yngve Ekström Yngve Ekström (June 16, 1913 – March 13, 1988) was a Swedish furniture designer, wood carver, sculptor and architect and an important figure in the evolution of the Scandinavian Modernism movement. Yngve Ekström is best known for the "Lami ...
(1913–1988), Swedish furniture designer *
Yngve Engkvist John Yngve Adolf Engkvist (18 February 1918 in Stockholm, Sweden – 26 August 1982 in Ekerö, Sweden) was a Swedish Olympic sailor in the Star class. He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games o ...
(1918–1982), Swedish Olympic sailor *
Yngve Gamlin Yngve Gamlin (17 March 1926 – 1 February 1995) was a Swedish actor and film director. His 1965 film '' The Chasers'' was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize. Gam ...
(1926–1995), Swedish actor and film director *
Yngve Häckner Yngve Häckner (9 August 1895 – 3 December 1987) was a Swedish javelin thrower, lawyer and politician. He broke the world record total for javelin with both hands in 1917 and won the Swedish championship four times. From 1948 to 1952 he repres ...
(1895–1987), Swedish javelin thrower and politician *
Yngve Hågensen Yngve Hågensen (13 July 1938 – 17 June 2023) was a Norwegian labour union leader. Biography Hågensen was born in Vardø on 13 July 1938. He was a son of fisherman Johan Rasmussen Vinje and Helene Leonore Nilsen. In 1969, he married secreta ...
(born 1938), Norwegian political consultant *
Yngve Hallén Yngve Hallén (born 14 March 1968) is a Norwegian sports executive who was president of the Norwegian Football Association from 2010 to 2016. He helped start the UEFA Nations League. He was elected to his position in March 2010, following Sondre ...
(born 1968), president of the Norwegian Football Association *
Yngve Holm Yngve Robert Holm (12 September 1895 – 16 February 1943) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp ...
(1895–1943), Swedish sailor * Yngve Holmberg (1925–2011), Swedish politician * Yngve Johansson, Swedish former footballer * Yngve Johnson (1895–1949), Swedish diver * Yngve Kalin (born 1950), Swedish priest in Hyssna * Yngve A. A. Larsson (1917–2014), Swedish pediatrician *
Yngve Larsson Gustaf Richard ''Yngve'' Larsson (; December 13, 1881 – December 16, 1977) was a Swedish political scientist, Municipal commissioner (''Borgarråd''), and Member of Parliament. He was an important force in the urban development of Stockholm d ...
(1881–1977), Swedish politician * Yngve Lindgren (1912–1990), Swedish footballer *
Yngve Lindqvist Oskar Yngve Ludvig Lindqvist (1897-1937) was a sailor from Sweden, who represented his country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Eur ...
(1897–1937), Swedish sport sailor *
Yngve Lundh Yngve Lundh (5 April 1924 – 10 March 2017) was a Swedish cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ...
(1924–2017), Swedish cyclist *
Yngve Eilert Määttä Yngve is a Scandinavian male given name, mostly used in Sweden and Norway. It is the modern form of either Old Norse Yngvi or of Ingwin. ''Yngvi'' was the Old Norse name of the Germanic god ''Ingu-'', later identified with Freyr, or of ''Ingwian- ...
(1935–2011), Swedish ice hockey player and coach *
Yngwie Malmsteen Yngwie Johan Malmsteen (; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, on 30 June 1963) is a Swedish-American guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical metal, neoclassical playing style in heavy metal music, heavy metal, and has ...
(born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck in 1963), Swedish guitarist * Yngve Moe (1957–2013), Norwegian bass guitarist *
Yngve Nordwall Yngve Nordwall (13 April 1908 – 23 January 1994) was a Swedish film actor and director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Direc ...
(1908–1994), Swedish film actor and director * Per Yngve Ohlin (1969–1991), Lead singer of the black Metal band, Mayhem * Sven Yngve Persson (born 1960), Swedish politician * Bror Yngve Rahm (born 1955), Norwegian politician * Yngve Rosqvist, Swedish footballer *
Yngve Sætre Yngve Leidulv Sætre (born 13 May 1962 in Ørsta Municipality, Ørsta, Norway) is a Norwegians, Norwegian record producer, musician (vocals and keyboards). He worked as a record producer in Sigma Studio, before, together with Jørgen Træen, he s ...
(born 1962), Norwegian record producer, musician *
Bror Yngve Sjöstedt Bror Yngve Sjöstedt (August 3, 1866, Hjo – 1948) was a Swedish naturalist. Sjöstedt gained his degree and his doctorate in 1896 at the University of Uppsala. He worked as an assistant in Statens Entomologiska Anstalt from 1897 to 1902, bec ...
(1866–1948), Swedish naturalist *
Yngve Sköld Karl Yngve Sköld (; 29 April 1899 – 6 December 1992) was a Swedish composer, pianist and organist. As well as writing orchestral, solo and chamber music and giving public concerts, he also worked for the Swedish Film industry. Life He was born ...
(1899–1992), Swedish composer and pianist * Yngve Slettholm (born 1955), Norwegian politician and Salvationist * Yngve Slyngstad (born 1962), CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management * Yngve Edward Soderberg (1896–1972), American artist in Mystic, Connecticut * Yngve Stiernspetz (1887–1945), Swedish gymnast * Sindre Yngve Walstad, Norwegian handball player * Nils Yngve Wessell (1914–2007), American psychologist, president of Tufts University * Yngve Viebke (1912–1988), Olympic horse rider *
Yngve Wieland Yngve Wieland (born 9 November 1983) is a musician, singer, and songwriter, based in London, United Kingdom. Born in Kaiserslautern, Germany and originally based in Cliffony in County Sligo, Yngve began working as a solo artist in Ireland, releasing ...
(born 1983), German singer-songwriter and musician *
Yngve Zotterman Yngve Zotterman (20 September 1898 in Vadstena – 13 March 1982 in Stockholm) was a Swedish neurophysiologist who received his medical training at the Karolinska Institute. He conducted pioneering studies on nerve conduction together with Edgar ...
(1898–1982), Swedish neurophysiologist ;Surname *
Victor Yngve Victor H. Yngve (July 5, 1920 – January 15, 2012W. John HutchinVictor Yngve obituary aclweb.org; accessed August 15, 2017.) was a professor of linguistics at the University of Chicago and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1953-1965). ...
(1920–2012), American computational linguist


See also

* Murder of Yngve Raustein (1970–1992) * The Man Who Loved Yngve, Norwegian film (2008) *


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