Old Norse Yngvi and Old English Ing are names associated with a theonym that seems to have been the original name for the deity Freyr. Proto-Germanic Ingwaz was the mythical progenitor of the Ingaevones, or more precisely, Ingvaeones. Old Norse Yngvi, Old High German Inguin, and Old English Ingƿine all originate from the Proto-Germanic *Ingwaz. In Norse mythology, Yngvi, also spelled Yngve, was the ancestor of the Yngling line, a mythical dynasty of Swedish rulers, from whom the earliest recognized Norwegian monarchs asserted their descent. In the Gesta Danorum and the Ynglinga saga, Freyr is presented as a historical king of Sweden. In the Ynglinga saga, Yngvi-Freyr ruled after his father Njörðr, who had – in this version – followed Odin. In the Historia Norwegiæ, however, Ingui is presented as the initial king of Sweden and the progenitor of Neorth, who is in turn the father of Froyr. The element Ing(o)- appeared frequently in Germanic names from an early time; it remains uncertain whether it initially denoted the Ingaevones or the god Yngwi specifically. In Scandinavia and Germany, as well as regions where these communities established themselves, names starting with Ing have persisted in contemporary usage, such as Ingmar, Ingvar, Ingvild, Ingeborg, Ingrid, Ingegerd, and the surname Ingalls. In many Slavic countries, there is a name Igor, which is of Scandinavian descent, believed to share roots with various similar Scandinavian names, possibly derived from the name Ingvar.
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