Ingi
Ingi is an Icelandic , Faroese , Old Norse and Old Danish male given name. In Swedish it is a female given name.
Origin and meaning
The female first name Ingi is a North Frisian variant of the name Inge . The male given name is either a short form of names that begin with "Ing-" and which go back to the old Germanic god Yngvi , the most important deity of the Ingaevones ; or the name is derived from the name Yngvi itself.
Name bearer
- Ingi Agnarsson (* 1971), Icelandic zoologist
- Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson (* 1989), Icelandic singer
- Ingi Højsted (* 1985), Faroese football player
- Ingi Ragnar Ingason , Icelandic filmmaker, WikiLeaks contributor
- Jóhann Ingi Gunnarsson (* 1954), Icelandic handball coach and sports psychologist
- Magnús Ingi Helgason (* 1980), Icelandic badminton player
- Ólafur Ingi Skúlason (born 1983), Icelandic football player
- Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (* 1962), Icelandic politician