Ingria

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proper noun

A region to the south of Karelia in what is now Russia.

OriginOld Swedish Ingermanland →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A region to the south of Karelia in what is now Russia.

Origin

  1. Old SwedishIngermanland
  2. EnglishIngria

From New Latin, from Old Swedish Ingermanland. The name could be related to Inger, Inkere (possibly related to Eastern Mari эҥер (eŋer, “river”), names for the Izhora river, a tributary of the Neva, itself named after the Finnic people, the Izhorians. Or, named after Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden, a Swedish princess and Grand princess of Kiev (though this has been dismissed as folk etymology); for the name see Ingegerd.

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Translations

Danish Ingermanland
  • Ingermanlandregion to the south of Karelia
Estonian Ingeri, Ingerimaa
  • Ingeriregion to the south of Karelia
  • Ingerimaaregion to the south of Karelia
Finnish Inkeri, Inkerinmaa
  • Inkeriregion to the south of Karelia
  • Inkerinmaaregion to the south of Karelia
French Ingrie
  • Ingrieregion to the south of Karelia
German Ingermanland
  • Ingermanlandregion to the south of Karelia
Japanese イングリア
  • イングリア (Inguria)region to the south of Karelia
Latin Ingria
  • Ingriaregion to the south of Karelia
Polish Ingria
  • Ingriaregion to the south of Karelia
Portuguese Íngria
  • Íngriaregion to the south of Karelia
Russian И́нгрия, Ингерманла́ндия
  • И́нгрия (Íngrija)region to the south of Karelia
  • Ингерманла́ндия (Ingermanlándija)region to the south of Karelia
  • Ижо́ра (Ižóra)region to the south of Karelia
Swedish Ingermanland
  • Ingermanlandregion to the south of Karelia

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

airingragininigari
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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