At a Glance
- Meaning
- Diminutive of 'Ingel-' names, later linked to the god Ing
- Origin
- Germanic (Swedish)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- ING-eh-lah
Ingela is a Germanic (Swedish) girl's name meaning “diminutive of 'Ingel-' names, later linked to the god Ing”. It appears in our list of 175+ Scandinavian Baby Girl Names That Are Beautifully Strong.
Meaning & Origin of Ingela
Meaning: Diminutive of 'Ingel-' names, later linked to the god Ing.
Origin: Germanic (Swedish).
A common claim: Ingela is often translated as 'Ing's ancestor'. Actually: That's not quite right - Ingela started as a pet form of Germanic 'Ingel-' names and was only later linked to the god Ing in Sweden, not a direct compound meaning 'Ing's ancestor'.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Ingela
ING-eh-lahIPA /ˈɪŋːɛla/
Popularity of Ingela
Ingela doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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