Ingolf
Ingolf is a male name .
Origin and meaning
The name (Ing (w) + (w) olf) has its origin in Germanic mythology . The beginning 'Ing' goes back to the Ingwäonischen German deity Ingwio , thus "Wolf of Ingwio". The name and its variants are common in the German and Scandinavian language areas.
variants
name day
21st December
Well-known namesake
- Ingolf Baur (* 1964), presenter of the science program nano
- Ingolf Cartsburg (* 1963), German sports presenter and rugby player
- Ingolf Elster Christensen (1872–1943), Norwegian lawyer and politician
- Ingolf Dahl (1912–1970), American composer, conductor and pianist
- Ingolf Deubel (* 1950), German politician
- Ingolf Diederichs (1964–1989), German victim of the Berlin Wall
- Ingolf Ericsson (* 1951), Swedish archaeologist
- Ingolf Fuhrmann (* 1931), German officer
- Ingolf Gorges (1940–2008), German actor
- Ingolf Lück (* 1958), German actor, presenter and comedian
- Ingolf Mork (1947–2012), Norwegian ski jumper
- Ingolf Pfahl (* 1958), German soccer player
- Ingolf von Rosenborg (* 1940), member of the Danish royal family
- Ingolf Roßberg (* 1961), German politician
- Ingolf Turban (* 1964), German violinist
- Ingolf Wiegert (* 1957), German handball player
- Ingolf Wunder (* 1985), Austrian pianist
See also
- Storm Herwart (in Denmark: Ingolf )