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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Ingiborg f. Old Icelandic ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name Ing or Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Old Icelandic bjǫrg 'help, deliverance'.

The name of a 13th C queen of France, a 13th C queen consort of Norway, and a 13th-14th C queen consort of Denmark.

Sweden
Latin
● 1350 Ingeborg (nom) SDHK no. 6040, Ingeborgi (dat) ibid. no. 6037
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ingiborg". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Ingiborg.