Ingrid

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[edit] ORIGIN AND HISTORY

Ingrid is of Scandinavian and Old Norse origin, and means "Ing's beauty." In Norse mythology, Ing was the god of earth's fertility, and he prepared the land for spring planting every year.^[1] It is popular in the royal houses of Scandinavia, and is also the name of a Swedish 13th century saint.^[2]

Ingrid may also mean "meadow."^[3]

[edit] POPULARITY

In the United States, Ingrid first began to appear regularly on the top 1000 chart in 1940. It spent some time in the top 500 during the 1960s and 70s, and then dipped back down towards the lower end of the chart. The twenty-first century has seen a slight increase in Ingrid's popularity, and in 2006, it ranked at number 619.^[4]

Ingrid is also popular in other countries^[5]:

• 6th - as a girl's name in Norway (2006)
• 59th - as a girl's name in Catalonia (2003)
• 96th - as a girl's name in Sweden (2006)
• 151st - as a girl's name in Spain (2004)
• 481st - as a girl's name in Canada (BC) (2001)
• 720th - as a girl's name in Australia (2000)
• 1405th - as a girl's name in Belgium (2005)

In 1997, Ingrid was the #1 girl's name in Norway.^[6]

[edit] FACTS

• Ingrid Bergman, best known for her role in Casablanca (1942), has said that her biggest regret was turning down the opportunity to act in "Planet of The Apes." Hollywood producers made attempts to change her name in 1939, but Ingrid refused, because she had worked to establish herself under her real name.^[7]

• Ingrid Mwangi is a Kenyan artist who has lived in Germany since the age of fifteen. Her works document an inner journey, and deal with "deeply rooted patterns of behavior and attitudes that lead to social, political, and cultural stigmatization."^[8]

• Ingrid Marie is a popular variety of apple in northern Europe. The flavor is quite bland and light. Ingrid Marie was first discovered in 1910 in the garden of Hoed School, near Flemloese on the island of Fyn, Denmark.^[9]

• Queen Ingrid (born March 28, 1910) was Princess of Sweden. Her full name was Princess Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louise Margareta and she married Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. Ingrid was a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria through her mother's side of the family. Ingrid's mother was known by the name Daisy.^[10]

[edit] NAMESAKES

Name Days, also known as Feast Days or Saint Days:

• January 27th (Czech Republic)
• February 5th (Hungary)
• September 2nd (Catholic Church)
• September 2nd (France)
• October 5th (Estonia)
• October 9th (Sweden)^[11]

Songs with the name Ingrid:

• "Dear Ingrid" (Nicky Holland)
• "Ingrid Bergman" (Billy Bragg)
• "Ingrid Bergman" (Woody Guthrie)
• "Ingrid Dardels Polska" (Cornelis Vreeswijk)^[12]

Television Characters named Ingrid:

• Ingrid Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Characters named Ingrid from movies:

• Ingrid Cortez Spy Kids
• Ingrid Cobra
• Ingrid Harrer Seven Years in Tibet
• Ingrid Tyson Sabrina^[13]

[edit] FAMOUS PERSONS

• Ingrid Bergman: actress (born August 29, 1915)
• Ingrid Asensio: model
• Ingrid Daubechies: mathematician (born August 17, 1954)
• Ingrid De Kok: writer
• Ingrid Jensen: Jazz musician (born January 12, 1966)
• Ingrid Jonker: poet (born September 19, 1933)
• Ingrid Laubrock: Jazz musician
• Ingrid Naglowa: writer
• Ingrid Noll: writer (born September 29, 1935)
• Ingrid Rubio: actress (born August 2, 1975)
• Ingrid Seynhaeve: model (born June 28, 1973)
• Ingrid Sthare: actress
• Ingrid van Rensbergen: actress
• Ingrid Wendt: writer

Celebrity babies named Ingrid:

• Ingrid, child of Gordon Lightfoot
• Ingrid Alexandra, child of Haakon (Crown Prince of Norway)
• Elettra Ingrid, child of Isabella Rossellini

[edit] NOTES

1. ↑ http://www.thinkbabynames.com/search.php?s=Ingrid&g=0&t=1
2. ↑ http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ingrid
3. ↑ http://www.babynamefacts.com/babynames/summary.php?name=Ingrid
4. ↑ http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/
5. ↑ http://www.yeahbaby.com/world-name-popularity.php?name=Ingrid
6. ↑ http://www.yeahbaby.com/world-name-popularity.php?name=Ingrid
7. ↑ http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/ingridbergman.html
8. ↑ http://www.bookrenter.com/products/details/9783933257291/Your_Own_Soul_Ingrid_Mwangi/Ingrid_Mwangi__Jan_Hoet__Gislind_Nabakowski/?utm_source=googlebase_purchase&utm_medium=cpc
9. ↑ http://www.orangepippin.com/apples/ingrid-marie.htm
10. ↑ http://danishroyalwatchers.blogspot.com/2006/03/queen-ingrids-birthday-96-years-ago.html
11. ↑ http://www.yeahbaby.com/name-days-saints-day.php?name=Ingrid
12. ↑ http://www.babynamefacts.com/babynames/wordplay.php?name=Ingrid
13. ↑ http://www.babynamefacts.com/babynames/characters.php?name=Ingrid

Authors: JL Perry and Sarena Emily Levinson