Ingo
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Ingo is a masculine given name in contemporary Scandinavia and Germany, and a historical name in France. It is a Latinized form of the given name Inge. It is the male version of the name Inga, used in the same region.
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Ingo is a masculine given name in contemporary Scandinavia and Germany, and a historical name in France. It is a Latinized form of the given name Inge. It is the male version of the name Inga, used in the same region.
It means "protected by Yngvi", who is the main god for the Ingvaeones, and is probably a different name for the Germanic god Freyr.
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