Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name.

Etymologies

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From Swedish, Norwegian and Danish Ingrid, from Old Norse Ingiríðr.

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Examples

  • GABRIEL, FATHER OF INGRID BETANCOURT: A message to Ingrid.

    CNN Transcript Jul 6, 2008 2008

  • GABRIEL, FATHER OF INGRID BETANCOURT: A message to Ingrid.

    CNN Transcript Jul 5, 2008 2008

  • Originally due to give birth in February, Beyoncé checked into Lennox Hill Hospital on Friday under the alias "Ingrid Jackson," according to the New York Daily News.

    Report: Beyoncé and Jay-Z Welcome a Daughter 2012

  • The newspaper said a hospital staffer had revealed Beyonce had checked in Friday night under the name "Ingrid Jackson."

    FOXNews.com 2012

  • The singer/actress, who announced her pregnancy in Aug. 2011 at MTV VMAs, entered into the hospital under the name Ingrid Jackson.

    News - latimes.com deckstein 2012

  • The New York Daily News reports that the singer gave birth late Saturday, after checking in to the Manhattan hospital under the name "Ingrid Jackson."

    Breaking News: CBS News 2012

  • Her sister Solange denied those rumors -- and in fact, Beyonce checked in to Lennox Hill Hospital this weekend under the name Ingrid Jackson.

    News - latimes.com Carina MacKenzie 2012

  • The newspaper said a hospital staffer had revealed Beyonce had checked in Friday night under the name "Ingrid Jackson."

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2012

  • A very pregnant Beyoncé had checked into the upper East Side hospital on Friday night under the name "Ingrid Jackson," a hospital staffer told the Daily News.

    Breaking News: CBS News 2012

  • Responsible, though not very imaginative people, they would teach Karin right from wrong, take her to church, and never mention the name Ingrid as though she hadn’t existed.

    Stones from the River Ursula Hegi 1994

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