Ingrid (given name)

Ingrid
Ingrid Bergman, a famous 20th-century Ingrid.
Pronunciation	ING-grid (English); ING-grit (German); ING-ree (Norwegian)
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/Name	Scandinavia
Meaning	"beautiful Ing"
Other names
Related names	Ingrida, Ingirid

Ingrid is a feminine name of Old Norse origin, Ingfríðr, which combines fríðr ("beautiful") with Ing, the name of a Norse deity.

Historical persons:

• Ingrid of Sweden (1910–2000), Queen Consort of Denmark
• Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, a Dutch astronomer
• Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982), an Academy Award-winning Swedish actress, best known for her lead role in Casablanca
• Ingrid von Rosen, wife of film director Ingmar Bergman
• Ingrid Ylva, 13th-century Swedish noble

Living persons:

• Ingrid van Bergen (born 1931), German actress
• Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (born 2004)
• In-Grid, Italian singer, song writer, and dance artist
• Íngrid Betancourt, Colombian politician and former hostage of the FARC guerrilla organization
• Ingrid Jensen, Canadian–Swedish trumpet player and composer
• Ingrid Kavelaars, Canadian actress
• Ingrid Leijendekker, Dutch water polo player
• Ingrid van Lubek (born 1971), Dutch triathlete
• Ingrid Mattson, Canadian activist
• Ingrid Michaelson, singer (born 1979)
• Ingrid Newkirk, animal activist, co-founder and president of PETA
• Ingrid Pitt, British actress
• Ingrid Rüütel (born 1935), Estonian folklorist and philologist, former First Lady of Estonia
• Ingrid Tørlen (born 1979), Norwegian beach volleyball player
• Ingrid Visser, Dutch volleyball player