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BoyGermanic

Ingemar

ING-uh-mar

Letters

7

Syllables

3

Origin

Germanic

Total Births

21

Peak Year

#8 in 1959

First Recorded

1959

Style

Strong & Bold, Vintage

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

From the Germanic elements 'Ing', meaning 'ancestor', and 'mar', meaning 'famous'. It signifies 'famous descendant of Ing'.

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Numerology

1

The Leader

Independent, ambitious, and original. Names with this number carry pioneering energy.

Famous Namesakes

  • Ingemar Stenmark

    Swedish alpine ski racer, dominated in the 1970s and 80s

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Personality Traits

StrongRespectedDeterminedLeaderReliable

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