Female first name (German, Scandinavian): Inga, Old High (became independent short form); ing = (name of a god) (German dialect), information on male form Ingo:; became independent short form of names beginning with 'Ing (o) -', eg ' Ingmar 'and' Bert Ingo ', the name element' Ingo 'goes back to' ing '/' Ingwio ', the name of a Teutonic goddess