September 2
Why this day? Inga is a short form of Ingrid, and shares its name day.
Inga is celebrated in France, Brazil and Argentina on September 2; the United States, Spain and Germany on July 23; Poland on October 25.
Inga is a short form of Ingrid. It keeps its origin (Old Norse) and meaning — the beautiful or the beloved of the god Ing, and shares its name day, September 2.
On birth records, Inga is rarely written as such: the Ingas are Ingrids (21,767 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Ingrid page.
Inga is a short form of Ingrid, which means the beautiful or the beloved of the god Ing.
September 2, together with Ingrid: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Ingrid.
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