Ingeborg is a Germanic feminine given name, mostly used in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, derived from Old Norse Ingiborg, Ingibjǫrg, combining the theonym Ing with the element borg "stronghold, protection". Ingebjørg is the Norwegian most used variant of the name, and Ingibjörg is the Icelandic variant.
Contents
People
Pre-modern era
Ordered chronologically
Ingeborg, 10th century mother of Ragnvald Ulfsson
Ingeborg Tryggvasdotter (10th–11th century), daughter of Tryggve Olafsson (died 963), granddaughter of Harald Fairhair and sister of Olaf I of Norway
Ingeborg of Kiev (fl. 1137), mother of Valdemar I of Denmark
Ingibjörg Hakonsdóttir Of Orkney (fl. 12th century) wife of Óláfr Guðrøðarson king of Isle of Man
Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France (1174–1237), wife of Philip II of France and daughter of Valdemar I of Denmark
Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden (c. 1212 – c. 1254), daughter of King Erik Knutsson of Sweden, wife of Birger Jarl and mother of King Valdemar of Sweden
Ingeborg of Kalundborg (died 1267), influential Danish noble
Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway (c. 1244 – 1287), wife of Magnus VI and daughter of Eric IV
Ingeborg Birgersdotter (c. 1253 – 1302), duchess consort of Saxony
Ingeborg of Sweden (1263–1292), Swedish princess and countess consort
Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (1277–1319), Swedish princess and Queen of Denmark
Ingeborg Eriksdottir of Norway (1297–1357), Norwegian princess and Swedish royal duchess
Ingeborg of Mecklenburg (1343/45 – 1395), electress consort of Brandenburg and Countess of Holstein-Rendsburg, daughter of Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg and his wife, Euphemia of Sweden
Ingeborg of Norway (1301–1361), Norwegian duchess, Swedish royal duchess and sometime regent of Norway and Sweden
Ingeborg of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg (1347–1370), wife of Henry III, Duke of Mecklenburg, daughter of Valdemar IV of Denmark
Ingeborg of Holstein (1396–1465), Swedish Roman Catholic Abbess of Vadstena Abbey
Ingeborg Tott (died 1507), consort of the Swedish regent Sten Sture the elder
Ingeborg Skeel (c. 1545–1604), Danish noblewoman and county sheriff
Modern era
Ordered alphabetically by last name
Princess Ingeborg of Denmark (1878–1958), Swedish princess, daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark, wife of Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
Ingeborg Akeleye (1741–1800), Norwegian noblewoman and heiress
Ingeborg Bachmann (1927–1973), Austrian poet and author
Ingeborg Beling (1904–1988), German ethologist and chronobiologist
Ingeborg Belling (1848–1927), Norwegian actress
Ingeborg Brams (1921–1989), Danish actress
Ingeborg Bruhn Bertelsen (1894–1977), Danish actress
Ingeborg Danz (born 1961), German opera singer
Ingeborg Drewitz (1923–1986), German writer
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė (born 1963), Lithuanian actress
Ingeborg Fülepp, Croatian artist
Ingeborg Gjærum (born 1985), Norwegian environmentalist
Ingeborg Grässle (born 1961), German politician and Member of the European Parliament
Ingeborg Grytten (c. 1668 – c. 1705), Norwegian writer
Ingeborg Hallstein (born 1936), German opera singer
Ingeborg Hansen (1886–1954), Danish lawyer and politician
Legendary characters
Hjalmar and Ingeborg, Swedish lovers in Norse mythology
The beloved of Frithiof in Frithiof's Saga
The daughter of the Swedish King Eysteinn Beli, betrothed to Ragnar Lodbrok