Ingeborg is a Scandinavian feminine given name, mostly used in Denmark and Norway, derived from Old Norse Ingiborg, Ingibjǫrg, combining the theonym Ing with the element borg "stronghold, protection". Ingebjørg is the Norwegian variant of the name, and Ingibjörg is the Icelandic variant.
People called Ingeborg:
medieval:
Ingeborg, mother of Ragnvald UlfssonIngeborg of Denmark, Queen of France, wife of Philip II of France and daughter of Valdemar I of DenmarkIngeborg of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg, wife of Henry III, Duke of Mecklenburg, daughter of Valdemar IV of DenmarkIngeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway, wife of Magnus VI and daughter of Eric IVIngeborg of Norway (a.k.a. Duchess Ingeborg, Ingibjörg Hákonardóttir, Ingeborg Håkansdotter), a Scandinavian royal duchess and sometime regent of Norway and Sweden.The daughter of the Norwegian king Beli, in Friðþjófs saga ins frœkna.The daughter of the Swedish king Östen Beli, who was betrothed to Ragnar Lodbrok.The daughter of the Swedish king Yngvi, who was in love with the Swedish hero Hjalmar.Princess Ingeborg of Denmark, daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark and Lovisa of Sweden, wife of Charles of Sweden, Duke of VästergötlandIngeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden, daughter of Eric X of Sweden, wife of Birger jarl and mother of Valdemar I of SwedenIngeborg of Kiev, mother of Valdemar I of DenmarkIngeborg Eriksdottir of Norway a Scandinavian royal duchess and sometime regent of Norway and Sweden.Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden, a princess of Sweden and Queen of Denmarkmodern:
Princess Ingeborg of Denmark, fifth child of King Frederick VIII and Queen Louise of Denmark.Ingeborg Akeleye, Norwegian nobleIngeborg Bachmann, an Austrian poet and authorIngeborg Brams, Danish actressIngeborg Sørensen, a Norwegian modelIngeborg Fülepp, a Croatian artistIngeborg Tott (Ingeborg Aagesdotter of the Thott), (aka Ingeborg Åkesdotter), consort of the Swedish regent Sten Sture the elderIngeborg Hallstein, a German opera singerIngeborg of Holstein, AbbessIngeborg Mello, an Argentine track and field athleteIngeborg i Mjärhult, a Swedish natural healerIngeborg de Beausacq, an American photographer and explorerIngeborg Tryggvasdotter, the daughter of Tryggve Olafsson, the grandson of Harald Fairhair, and the sister of Olaf I of NorwayIngeborg Hunzinger, a German sculptorIngeborg Pfüller, an Argentine discus throwerIngeborg Rapoport, German neonatologist, the oldest person to receive a PhD in 2015.Ingeborg Refling Hagen, a Norwegian author and teacherIngeborg Schmitz, a German Olympic swimmerIngeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden, first wife of Birger jarl, eldest sister of king Eric XI of SwedenIngeborg Gjærum, a Norwegian environmentalistIngeborg Grässle, a German politician and Member of the European ParliamentIngeborg Sergeant, a Belgian singer and television presenter