Daily writing prompt
Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc.
as I have written about on my other blog one of my first names is Ingvild. It’s of Norse origin and it comes from ‘Ing/Yngvi’ (a Norse mythology god) and ‘hildr’ (meaning battle/struggle) and it can be translated as ‘foremothers struggle’ which resonates with me deeply not only because it’s the meaning of my name but also our family history and my passion for genealogy research, ethnicity and culture.
My other name is Johanne from Hebrew and it means ‘God’s mercy/mercy of God’ or ‘God is gracious’ and I also have another Norse origin name I will not mention here due to privacy reasons.
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