Ingunna as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ingunna

What is the meaning of the name Ingunna ?

The baby name Ingunna is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɪnɡʊnə/ (IN-goo-nuh or ING-oon-uh).

Ingunna is Norse in Origin.

Ingunna is a Scandinavian feminine name rooted in Old Norse Ingunnr, formed from Ing- (the deity Yngvi/Freyr) and gunnr “battle.” The sense is often rendered as “Ing’s battle” or “warrior of Ing.” The -a ending reflects a later Scandinavian feminine formation; the base form Ingunn remains more common in Norway and Iceland, while Ingun is a frequent Swedish short form.

The name appears in medieval Norse sources and continued in parish and census records across the Nordic countries, enjoying a modest 20th‑century revival before becoming rare today. Variants and cognates include Ingunn (Norwegian/Icelandic), Ingun (Swedish), Inguna/Ingūna (Latvian), and the hypocoristics Gunna and Ina; related names built from the same elements are Inga and Gunnhild. Overall, Ingunna carries strong mythic associations with the Ing/Yngvi cult and the martial gunnr element, giving it a distinctively Norse heritage and meaning.

⚙ Ingunna is absent from every birth registry and name dataset we follow. 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.