Of Old Norse origin.
A unisex name.
A variation of the masculine name Ingmar and the feminine name Ingrid.
From the name Ingíđr, meaning “beautiful Ing”.
Also, an alternative form of the name Inga.
According to the Germanic mythology, “Ing” was the name of an ancient Germanic fertility god, possibly associated with the Greek word “λόγχη”, (logché), meaning “lance”, “spear”.
From the Germanic word “ingwaz”, meaning “ancestor”.
This god was considered the ancestor of the Ingaevones peoples, a West Germanic tribe.
Inge has never entered the baby names’ popularity lists in the U.S.A.
Two Swedish and Norwegian kings were named Inge.
Famous male bearers are Inge Danielsson, Inge Krokan, Stig Inge Bjørnebye.
Famous female bearers are Inge de Bruijn, Inge Morath, Inge Fertrinelli, Inge Dekker, Inge Keller, Inge Brück, Inge King.