Ingo
Ingo is a masculine given 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.
| Pronunciation | Swedish: [ˈɪ̌ŋː(ɡ)ʊ] German: [ˈɪŋɡoː] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Germanic |
| Meaning | protected by Yngvi |
| Region of origin | Northern Europe |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Inga |
It 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
- Ingemar Johansson (1932-2009), Swedish poxer, nicknamed "Ingo"
- Ingo Anderbrügge (born 1964), German footballer
- Ingo Appelt (born 1961), German former bobsledder
- Ingo Appelt (born 1967), German comedian
- Ingo Brigandt, Canadian philosopher
- Ingo Buding (1942-2003), German tennis player
- Ingo Giezendanner (born 1975), Swiss artist
- Ingo Hoffmann (born 1953), Brazilian former race car driver
- Ingo Maurer (1932–2019), German industrial designer
- Ingo Metzmacher (born 1957), German music conductor
- Ingo Molnár, Hungarian computer programmer
- Ingo Mörth (born 1949), Austrian sociologist
- Ingo Nugel (1976-2007), German composer of video game music
- Ingo Preminger (1911-2006), American movie producer, brother of director Otto Preminger
- Ingo Rademacher (born 1971), German-born Australian actor
- Ingo Rechenberg (born 1934), German researcher and professor currently in the field of bionics
- Ingo Renner (born c. 1939), Australian glider pilot, four-time world champion
- Ingo Schmitt (fl. 1995-present), German politician
- Ingo Schulze (born 1962), German author
- Ingo Schwichtenberg (1965-1995), German rock drummer
- Ingo Simon (1875–1964), British singer and archer
- Ingo Steinhöfel (born 1967), German former weightlifter
- Ingo Steuer (born 1966), German figure skater and coach
- Ingo Swann (1933-2013), American psychic
- Ingo Titze, American vocal scientist
- Ingo Wegener (1950-2008), German computer scientist
- Ingo Wellenreuther (born 1959), 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
- Ingo Manfred, a main character in the Broken Sky trilogy by L. A. Weatherly.
Literature
- Ingo (novel), a 2005 children's novel by Helen Dunmore
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