Ingiald as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ingiald

What is the meaning of the name Ingiald ?

The baby name Ingiald is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɪŋ.jɑld/ (approx. 'ING-yahld' or 'ING-ee-ald').

Ingiald is Norse, Scandinavian in Origin.

Ingiald is a rare Scandinavian masculine name from Old Norse Ingjaldr. The first element refers to Yngvi/Ing (another name of the god Freyr), while the second likely stems from gjald “payment, tribute.” Many scholars therefore gloss the name as “tribute to Ing,” though some view it as a worn form of Ingvaldr “Ing’s ruler,” so the precise sense is debated. Variants include Ingjald (Swedish and Norwegian), Ingjaldr (Old Norse), and Latinized Ingialdus; related names are Ingvald, Yngvi, and Yngvar/Ingvar.

The best-known bearer is the semi-legendary Swedish king Ingjald illråde (“the Ill-Ruler”) from the Ynglinga saga, which secured the name’s place in early Scandinavian royal lore. Ingjald appears sporadically in medieval documents but became rare after the Middle Ages, now chosen mainly for its saga flavor. The spelling Ingiald is antiquarian or Anglicized; modern Scandinavia prefers Ingjald.

⚙ Ingiald doesn't appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. Whatever the reason, hardly anyone else has it.