Ingeborg is a Germanic feminine given name, mostly used in Germany , Denmark , Sweden and Norway , derived from Old Norse Ingiborg, Ingibjǫrg , combining the theonym Ing borg "stronghold, protection". Ingebjørg is the Norwegian most used variant of the name, and Ingibjörg is the Icelandic variant.
People
Pre-modern era
Ingebork of Denmark, Queen of France Ordered chronologically Ingeborg, 10th century mother of Ragnvald Ulfsson
Ingeborg Tryggvasdotter (10th–11th century), daughter of Tryggve Olafsson (died 963), granddaughter of Harald Fairhair and sister of Olaf I of NorwayIngeborg of Kiev (fl. 1137 ), mother of Valdemar I of Denmark Ingibjörg Hakonsdóttir Of Orkney (fl. 12th century) wife of Óláfr Guðrøðarson king of Isle of Man Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France (1174–1237), wife of Philip II of France and daughter of Valdemar I of Denmark Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden (c. 1212 – c. 1254), daughter of King Erik Knutsson of Sweden, wife of Birger Jarl and mother of King Valdemar of SwedenIngeborg of Kalundborg (died 1267), influential Danish nobleIngeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway (c. 1244 – 1287), wife of Magnus VI and daughter of Eric IVIngeborg Birgersdotter (c. 1253 – 1302), duchess consort of SaxonyIngeborg of Sweden (1263–1292) , Swedish princess and countess consortIngeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (1277–1319), Swedish princess and Queen of DenmarkIngeborg Eriksdottir of Norway (1297–1357), Norwegian princess and Swedish royal duchessIngeborg of Mecklenburg (1343/45 – 1395), electress consort of Brandenburg and Countess of Holstein-Rendsburg, daughter of Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg and his wife, Euphemia of SwedenIngeborg of Norway (1301–1361), Norwegian duchess, Swedish royal duchess and sometime regent of Norway and SwedenIngeborg of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg (1347–1370), wife of Henry III, Duke of Mecklenburg, daughter of Valdemar IV of Denmark Ingeborg of Holstein (1396–1465), Swedish Roman Catholic Abbess of Vadstena AbbeyIngeborg Tott (died 1507), consort of the Swedish regent Sten Sture the elder
Modern era
Ordered alphabetically by last name Princess Ingeborg of Denmark (1878–1958), Swedish princess, daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark , wife of Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland Ingeborg Akeleye (1741–1800), Norwegian noblewoman and heiressIngeborg Bachmann (1927–1973), Austrian poet and authorIngeborg Beling (1904–1988), German ethologist and chronobiologistIngeborg Belling (1848–1927), Norwegian actressIngeborg Brams (1921–1989), Danish actressIngeborg Bruhn Bertelsen (1894–1977), Danish actressIngeborg Danz (born 1961), German opera singerIngeborg Drewitz (1923–1986), German writerIngeborga Dapkūnaitė (born 1963), Lithuanian actressIngeborg Fülepp , Croatian artistIngeborg Gjærum (born 1985), Norwegian environmentalistIngeborg Grässle (born 1961), German politician and Member of the European ParliamentIngeborg Grytten (c. 1668 – c. 1705 ), Norwegian writerIngeborg Hallstein (born 1936), German opera singerIngeborg Hansen (1886–1954), Danish lawyer and politicianIngeborg Hochmair (born 1953), Austrian electrical engineer, inventor and entrepreneurIngeborg Hunzinger (1915–2009), German sculptorIngibjörg Ólöf Isaksen (born 1977), Icelandic politicianInge King (1915–2016), German-born Australian sculptorIngeborg Levin , German geoscientist and climatologistIngeborg Lüscher (born 1936), German/Swiss multi-media artistIngeborg Mello (1919–2009), Argentine track and field athlete, primarily in the discus and shot putIngeborg i Mjärhult (1665–1749), Swedish natural healer, soothsayer and spiritual visionaryIngeborg Møller (1878–1964), Norwegian playwright, novelist and biographerIngeborg Nyberg (born 1940), Swedish singer and actressIngeborg Pfüller (born 1932), Argentine discus throwerIngeborg Rapoport (1912–2017), German pediatrician, the oldest person to receive a PhD at age 102Ingeborg Refling Hagen (1895–1989), Norwegian author and teacherIngeborg Reichelt (1928–2022), German sopranoIngeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf (1840–1913), Swedish-German composer born Ingeborg StarckIngeborg Schmitz (born 1922), German Olympic swimmerIngeborg Schwenzer (born 1951), German jurist and law professorIngeborg Schöner (born 1935), German actressIngeborg Seynsche (1905–1994), German mathematicianIngeborg (singer) , Belgian singer and television presenter Ingeborg SergeantIngeborg Sjöqvist (1912–2015), Swedish diverIngeborg Sørensen (born 1948), Norwegian model and Playboy Playmate of the Month for March 1975Ingeborg Spangsfeldt (1895–1968), Danish film actress of the 1910s and '20s
Legendary characters
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