Ingrid
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Ingrid is a feminine name of Old Norse
origin, Ingfríðr, which combines fríðr ("beautiful") with Ing
("lord"), a title for a Norse deity.
Historical persons:
Living persons:
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
origin, Ingfríðr, which combines fríðr ("beautiful") with Ing
Yngvi
Yngvi, Yngvin, Ingwine, Inguin are names that relate to an older theonym Ing and which appears to have been the older name for the god Freyr ....
("lord"), a title for a Norse deity.
Historical persons:
- Ingrid of SwedenIngrid of SwedenIngrid of Sweden was a Swedish princess and the queen consort of King Frederick IX of Denmark.-Background:...
(1910–2000), Queen Consort of Denmark - Ingrid van Houten-GroeneveldIngrid van Houten-GroeneveldIngrid van Houten-Groeneveld is a Dutch astronomer.In a jointly-credited trio with Tom Gehrels and her husband Cornelis Johannes van Houten, she was an extremely prolific discoverer of many thousands of asteroids...
, a Dutch astronomer - Ingrid BergmanIngrid BergmanIngrid Bergman was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films. She won three Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards, and the Tony Award for Best Actress. She is ranked as the fourth greatest female star of American cinema of all time by the American Film Institute...
(1915–1982), an Academy Award-winning Swedish actress, best known for her lead role in Casablanca - Ingrid von RosenIngrid von RosenIngrid von Rosen was married to Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman. Born Ingrid Karlebo in Stockholm in 1930, she was married to the Swedish count Jan-Carl von Rosen in 1953. In 1971 she married Ingmar Bergman...
, wife of film director Ingmar Bergman - Ingrid YlvaIngrid YlvaIngrid Ylva Sunesdotter of Bjelbo , was a Swedish noblewoman, the wife of Magnus Minnesköld of Bjälbo and the mother of regent Birger Jarl...
, 13th-century Swedish noble
Living persons:
- Ingrid van BergenIngrid van BergenIngrid van Bergen is a German film actress. She has appeared in 100 films since 1954. She was born in Free City of Danzig, today Gdansk, Poland....
(born 1931), German actress - Princess Ingrid Alexandra of NorwayPrincess Ingrid Alexandra of NorwayPrincess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway is the daughter of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and second in the line of succession to the Norwegian throne.-Biography:...
(born 2004) - In-GridIn-GridIngrid Alberini is an Italian dancer and singer-songwriter. She is best known for her 2003 international club smash "Tu es foutu", also known as "You Promised Me"...
, Italian singer, song writer, and dance artist - Íngrid BetancourtÍngrid BetancourtIngrid Betancourt Pulecio is a Colombian politician, former senator and anti-corruption activist.Betancourt was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia on 23 February 2002 and was rescued by Colombian security forces six and a half years later on 2 July 2008...
, Colombian politician and former hostage of the FARC guerrilla organization - Ingrid JensenIngrid JensenIngrid Jensen is a Canadian jazz trumpet player.Jensen is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music and Malaspina University in Nanaimo, British Columbia. She has been nominated for several Juno awards, winning one with her first release, Vernal Fields...
, Canadian–Swedish trumpet player and composer - Ingrid KavelaarsIngrid Kavelaars-Early life:She graduated high school from in London, Ontario Canada.-Career:Ingrid moved to New York City from London, Ontario at the age of 19 to pursue a career as an actress. She has mostly done work on television shows and most notably three episodes in Stargate SG-1 between 2003-2004. In...
, Canadian actress - Ingrid LeijendekkerIngrid LeijendekkerIngrid Margaretha Cornelia Leijendekker 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 claimed many international titles during the 1990s.Leijendekker competed for her native country at the...
, Dutch water polo player - Ingrid van LubekIngrid van LubekIngrid Jeanine van Lubek is an athlete from the Netherlands. She competes in triathlon.Van Lubek competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took thirty-third place with a total time of 2:09:29.00.-References:*...
(born 1971), Dutch triathlete - Ingrid MattsonIngrid MattsonIngrid Mattson is a Canadian Muslim convert professor and activist and a former president of the Islamic Society of North America ....
, Canadian activist - Ingrid MichaelsonIngrid MichaelsonIngrid Ellen Egbert Michaelson is a New York-based indie-pop singer-songwriter. Her music has been featured in episodes of several popular television shows, including Scrubs, Bones, Grey's Anatomy The Big C and One Tree Hill, as well as in Old Navy's Fall 2007 Fair Isle and Opel's/Vauxhall's...
, singer (born 1979) - Ingrid NewkirkIngrid NewkirkIngrid Newkirk is a British-born animal rights activist and president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals , the world's largest animal rights organization...
, animal activist, co-founder and president of PETA - Ingrid PittIngrid PittIngrid Pitt was an actress best known for her work in horror films of the 1960s and 1970s.-Background:Pitt was born Ingoushka Petrov in Warsaw, Poland to a German father of Russian descent and a Polish Jewish mother. During World War II she and her family were imprisoned in a concentration camp...
, British actress - Ingrid RüütelIngrid RüütelIngrid Rüütel is an Estonian folklorist and philologist. 2001–2006 she was the First Lady of Estonia, married to President Arnold Rüütel.-References:...
(born 1935), Estonian folklorist and philologist, former First Lady of Estonia - Ingrid TørlenIngrid TørlenIngrid Tørlen is a Norwegian beach volleyball player. Her beach volleyball partner since 2002 has been Nila Håkedal. The pair competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece where they were placed 22nd.-References:...
(born 1979), Norwegian beach volleyball player - Ingrid Visser, Dutch volleyball player