Origin: | Dutch, Frisian, Nordic, Germanic |
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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.”
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.
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.
Ingvar, Ingmar, Ingo, Ingar, Ingolf, Ismar, Igor, Irwin
Ingi, Ing, Gwer, Iggy
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