# Ingram

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɪŋɡɹəm/ · frequency rank #18,590

## Definitions
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:
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:
6. A place in the United States:
7. A small village and large civil parish west of Alnwick, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0116).

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

## Easily confused with
- **Ingrid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ingram-vs-ingrid)
- **inga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inga-vs-ingram)
- **infra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infra-vs-ingram)
- **Indra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indra-vs-ingram)
- **Ingham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ingham-vs-ingram)
- **Ingraham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ingraham-vs-ingram)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ignram`, `ingarm`, `inggram`, `ingramm`, `ingrma`, `ingrram`, `inngram`, `inrgam`, `nigram`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ingram