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Ingvaldur

“one who rules with the help of the god Ing”

Language contexts for this entry: Faroese, Icelandic, Old Norse

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Origin: Not established
3 language contexts: Faroese Icelandic Old Norse
Follow the evidence: 8 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Ingvaldur

Ingvaldur is a masculine given name documented in Faroese, Icelandic and Old Norse. It is a form of Ingvald, for which Finnish Wikipedia gives the meaning “one who rules with the help of the god Ing”.

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Reported meaning

Meaning: “one who rules with the help of the god Ing”

No etymology text in the cited sources.

Sources for this account (8)

Wikidata Q31749056CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: IngvaldurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: IngvaldurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: IngvaldurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: IngvaldurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: IngvaldurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (fi): IngvaldCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-16
Wikidata Q1809274CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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06 / Behind the facts

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms8

Wikidata Q31749056CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: IngvaldurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: IngvaldurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: IngvaldurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: IngvaldurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: IngvaldurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (fi): IngvaldCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-16
Wikidata Q1809274CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Ingvaldur

Meaning in the sources

Reported meaning

Meaning: “one who rules with the help of the god Ing”

No etymology text in the cited sources.

Sources for this account (8)

Wikidata Q31749056CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: IngvaldurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: IngvaldurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: IngvaldurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: IngvaldurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: IngvaldurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (fi): IngvaldCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-16
Wikidata Q1809274CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms8

Wikidata Q31749056CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: IngvaldurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: IngvaldurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: IngvaldurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: IngvaldurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: IngvaldurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (fi): IngvaldCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-16
Wikidata Q1809274CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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