Yngve
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse Yngvi, a name of the god Freyr, from Proto-Germanic *Ingwô. Doublet of Inge.
Proper noun
Yngve m (definite Yngven)
- (Norse mythology) Yngvi, the original name of Freyr
- Synonyms: Frøy, Yngve-Frøy
- a male given name from Old Norse
Related terms
References
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Yngve”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Interjection
Yngve
- The letter "Y" in the Swedish spelling alphabet
Proper noun
Yngve c (genitive Yngves)
- a male given name of Old Norse origin