Ingerith as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ingerith

What is the meaning of the name Ingerith ?

The baby name Ingerith is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ING-ə-rith (IPA: ˈɪŋərɪθ).

Ingerith is Norse, Scandinavian in Origin.

Ingerith is a rare medieval feminine form rooted in Old Norse Ingiríðr, built from the theonym Ing/Yngvi (the fertility god later identified with Freyr) plus fríðr, “beautiful, beloved, fair.” In Anglo-Scandinavian records, the Old Norse -íðr ending was often rendered -ith, yielding spellings such as Ingerith or Ingrith. The name’s sense is “Ing’s fair one” or “the fair/beloved of Ing,” a typical Germanic theophoric construction.

Usage is well attested across Viking Age and high medieval Scandinavia and in the Danelaw, with prestige borne by figures like Queen Ingerid Ragnvaldsdatter of 12th‑century Norway. Over time, regional standards settled on Ingrid (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German), Ingerid (Norwegian), Ingiríður (Icelandic), and Ingrīda/Ingrida (Latvian/Lithuanian). Historical and dialectal variants include Ingerith, Ingrith, Ingirith, and Ingeritha. Diminutives or related short forms include Inga, Inge, and Ina. Today, Ingerith feels antiquarian, while Ingrid remains broadly familiar.

⚙ We have no record of Ingerith in any national birth registry or name dataset. Most often that means a rare name, a regional or heritage one, or a recent coinage. Either way, it's a name very few children share.