Ingolf

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Pronounced： [ ING-gawlf (German) ]
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Usage：Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German

Meaning & History：

From the Old Norse name Ingólfr, which was derived from the name of the Germanic god ING combined with úlfr meaning "wolf".

ING male Germanic Mythology

From the Germanic *Ingwaz, possibly meaning "ancestor". This was the name of an obscure old Germanic fertility god who was considered the ancestor of the tribe the Ingaevones. It is possible he was an earlier incarnation of the god Freyr.

Names related to Ingolf：

EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Ingulf

ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Ingólfr

DANISH: Ingolf

GERMAN: Ingolf

NORWEGIAN: Ingolf

SWEDISH: Ingolf

DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Ingo

ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Ingi

GERMAN: Ingo

NORWEGIAN: Inge

SWEDISH: Inge

OTHER FORMS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Ingo, Ingulf

ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Ingi, Ingólfr

GERMAN: Ingo

GERMANIC MYTHOLOGY: Ing

NORWEGIAN: Inge

SWEDISH: Inge