♂ Name Ingwer – Warrior Of Yngvi

Q: What does the name Ingwer mean?

Ingwer means 'warrior of Yngvi' or 'protected by Yngvi'. Yngvi is the name of the most important god of the Ingaevones, a Germanic tribe that settled on the North Sea. Yngvi is also the older name of the North Germanic god Freyr.

Origin:	Dutch, Frisian, Nordic, Germanic
Meaning:	warrior of Yngvi, protected by Yngvi
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Ingwer is a Dutch and Frisian boy’s name. It is derived from the Nordic names Ingwar or Ingvar and means “warrior of Yngvi“ or “protected by Yngvi.”

Where does the name Ingwer come from?

Ingwer is a Dutch and Frisian form of the boy’s names Ingwar or Ingvar, which are of Scandinavian origin. In Germany, it is the name for the plant ginger, but the boy’s name has nothing to do with it.

What does the name Ingwer mean?

Ingwer means “warrior of Yngvi“ or “protected by Yngvi“. Yngvi is the name of the most important god of the Ingaevones, a Germanic tribe that settled on the North Sea. Yngvi is also the older name of the North Germanic god Freyr.

Word composition

Germanic God “Yngvi”
Old Norse “-arr/herr” = army, warrior

Similar names

Ingvar, Ingmar, Ingo, Ingar, Ingolf, Ismar, Igor, Irwin

Nicknames

Ingi, Ing, Gwer, Iggy

Pronunciation of Ingwer

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Popularity of the name Ingwer

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