Ingram

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/ˈɪŋɡɹəm/

proper noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages, in modern use transferred back from the surname.

OriginProto-Germanic *Ingwaz →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Inghram · alternative Ingrum

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, in modern use transferred back from the surname.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A place in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in California.
    2. A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
    3. A city in Kerr County, Texas.
    4. A village in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
  4. A small village and large civil parish west of Alnwick, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0116).

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*Ingwaz“a Germanic god”
  2. EnglishIngram

From a Middle English given name, from Proto-Germanic *Ingwaz (“a Germanic god”) + *hrabnaz (“raven”). The places are named after persons with the surname.

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Translations

Arabic إِنْجْرَام
  • إِنْجْرَام (ʔingrām)male given name
Chinese Cantonese 恩格林
  • 恩格林 (jan¹ gaak³ lam⁴)male given name
Chinese Mandarin 英格拉姆
  • 英格拉姆 (Yīnggélāmǔ)male given name
Dutch Ingelram
  • Ingelrammale given name
French Enguerrand
  • Enguerrandmale given name
German Engelram
  • Engelrammale given name
Italian Engherrando
  • Engherrandomale given name
Japanese イングラム
  • イングラム (inguramu)male given name
Korean 잉그럼
  • 잉그럼 (inggeureom)male given name
Latin Ingelramnus, Ingelrannus
  • Ingelramnusmale given name
  • Ingelrannusmale given name
Portuguese Enguerrando
  • Enguerrandomale given name
Russian Ингельра́м, Ингра́м
  • Ингельра́м (Ingelʹrám)male given name
  • Ингра́м (Ingrám)male given name
Spanish Enguerrán
  • Enguerránmale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Ingram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ingram

MLA

“Ingram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ingram. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ingram,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ingram.

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