Ingber
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See also: ingber
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Ingber (literally “ginger”), an Ashkenazi occupational surname for a dealer in spices.
Proper noun
Ingber (plural Ingbers)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ingber is the 35447th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 635 individuals. Ingber is most common among White (96.22%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ingber”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 228.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as engmeir in 1256. Etymology unknown. The oldest attestation would suggest a compound of eng (“pasture”) and meer (“pool, cut-off river bend”). A different interpretation reads the first element as a contraction of in and the definite article ge. A link with Latin imber (“rain”) has also been proposed.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ingber n
- A hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN