Inkeri

• IPA^(key): /ˈiŋkeri/,
• Rhymes: -iŋkeri
• Syllabification^(key): In‧ke‧ri

Derived from *Inger, the name of the river Inkere; see it for more. According to folk etymology, named after Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden, who was supposedly given the Ingrian lands as a marriage gift.

Inkeri

1. Ingria

   Synonym: Inkerinmaa

2. a Finnish surname

• The surname Inkeri belongs to 106 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Old Norse Ingiríðr, akin to English Ingrid.

Inkeri

1. a female given name
   • 1840, Kanteletar, 3:9, "Inkerin sulhot":

     Inkeri, ihana neito, / varasi vaku’un naia, / Lalmanti, iso ritari, / antoi kättä kätkyelle,

     Inkeri, the lovely maiden, / betrothed already in the crib, / Lalmanti, the great knight, / laid his hand on the cradle.

   • 2007, Esa Sariola, Valtakirja, →ISBN, page 7:

     Inkeri. Mitä varten niin pienellä tytöllä oli sellainen nimi? Minä tiesin, koska olin kysynyt.

     Inkeri. What for did such a young girl have a name like that? I knew, since I had asked that question.

• Inka

• Inkeri is the 314^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,539 female individuals (and as a middle name to 38,046 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• kirein, kirien, rekiin

Uncertain: Possibly named after Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden. Alternatively, from the river Inger (compare Finnish Inkere). Akin to Finnish Inkeri.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈiŋkeri/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈinkeri/,
• Rhymes: -iŋkerʲ, -inkeri
• Hyphenation: In‧ke‧ri

Inkeri

1. Ingria (a region of Russia)

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 94