Ingo

German and Scandinavian
"protected by Yngvi"

Ingo Origin and Meaning

The name Ingo is a boy's name of German origin meaning "protected by Yngvi".

An unusual name heard in contemporary Germany, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia, it's the male version of the more familiar Inga. It's the name of a German god, and attached to German-born soap star Ingo Rademacher--the father of sons named Peanut and Pohaku Zen.

Famous People Named Ingo

  • Ingo Rademacher
    German,American actor
  • Ingo Douglas Swann
    American psychic
  • Ingo Steuer
    German pair skater
  • Ingo Weißenborn
    German fencer

Ingo in Pop Culture

  • Ingo Manfred
    character in the "Broken Sky" series by L.A. Weatherly