Old Norse origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “the god Ing/Yngvi” + “protection”
From Old Norse Ingigerðr, from Ing-, ("the god Ing/Yngvi") and gerðr, garðr ("protection"). Cognate with Swedish Ingegerd, Norwegian Ingegerd, and Icelandic Ingigerður.
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: IngigerðCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Polish Wiktionary: IngigerðCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

