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English
Proper noun
Ing
- A surname
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East Central German
Proper noun
Ing f
- (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the female given name Inge
Further reading
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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *Inguz
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ing m
- a male given name
- 8th or 9th century, Unknown, Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem:
Ing wæs ǣrest mid Ēastdenum ġesewen seċġum, oþ hē sīþþan ēast ofer wæġ ġewāt, wæn after rann; þus Heardingas þone hæle nemdon.- Ing was first among the Eastern Danes seen by men, until he soon afterwards departed over the ways, a wain followed after. Thus bold men named this hero.
- the runic character ᛝ (/ŋ/)
Declension
U-stem (masculine):
Swedish
Etymology
Shortened from Inga, feminine form of Inge.
Proper noun
Ing c (genitive Ings)
- a female given name shortened from Inga, rare by itself but a popular first part of twentieth century hyphenated names like Ing-Britt and Ing-Marie
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