Ingo
For other uses, see Ingo (disambiguation).
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| Ingo | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | Swedish: [ˈɪŋːu] or Swedish: [ˈɪŋɡu], German: [ˈɪŋɡɔ] |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | Germanic |
| Meaning | protected by Yngvi |
| Region of origin | Northern Europe |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Inga |
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Ingo is a first name in contemporary Scandinavia and Germany, and a historical name in France. It is the male version of the name Inga, used in the same region, and as a name for a tropical plant.
"Ingo" means "protected by Yngvi", who is the main god for the Ingvaeones, and is probably a different name for the Germanic god Freyr.
Persons with the name Ingo
- Ingó, Icelandic singer, solo and as part of Ingó og Veðurguðirnir
- Ingo Anderbrügge, German football player
- Ingo Buding, German tennis player
- Ingo Giezendanner, Swiss artist
- Ingo Hoffmann, Brazilian race car driver
- Ingemar Johansson, "Ingo", Swedish boxer
- Ingo Molnár, Hungarian computer programmer
- Ingo Nugel, German composer of video game music
- Ingo Preminger, American movie producer, brother of director Otto Preminger
- Ingo Rademacher, German-born Australian soap opera actor
- Ingo Schmitt, German politician
- Ingo Schulze, German author
- Ingo Schwichtenberg, German rock musician
- Ingo Steuer, German figure skater
- Ingo Swann, remote viewer
- Ingo Wellenreuther, German politician
Fictional characters
- Ingo, an associate of Talon in The Legend of Zelda series
- Ingo, one of the Subway Bosses in Pokémon Black and White
Other uses
- Ingo (novel), 2005 children's novel by English writer Helen Dunmore
- Ingo (software), open-source PHP-based mail filter frontend
- INGO, abbreviation for International nongovernmental organization
See also
- Inga, Ingolf, Ingmar, Ingobald, Ingrid, Inka, Inken
- Eccentric-hub scooter, sold under the brand name Ingo-bike
