Enguerrand (or Engrand, Ingrand) is a medieval French name, derived from a

Germanic name Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', for "noble", and ', for "counsel". However, there are al ...

''Engilram'' (''Engelram'', ''Ingelram''), from ''Angil'', the tribal name of the

Angles The Angles ( ang, Ængle, ; la, Angli) were one of the main Germanic peoples who settled in Great Britain in the post-Roman period. They founded several kingdoms of the Heptarchy in Anglo-Saxon England. Their name is the root of the name ' ...

, and ''hramn'' "raven". The Old Frankish name is recorded in various forms during the 8th to 11th centuries, the oldest attestation being ''Angalramnus'', the name of a

bishop of Metz Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand Es ...

of the 8th century; other forms include ''Angilrammus'', ''Angelramnus'', ''Ingalramnus'', ''Ingilramnus'', ''Ingelranmus'', Engilramnus, ''Engilhram'', ''Engilram'', ''Engelram'' and ''Hengelrannus''.E. Förstemann, ''Altdeutsches Namenbuch'' (1856)
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Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intelligib ...

form ''Enguerran(d)'' is recorded as borne by a number of high medieval noblemen of

Picardy Picardy (; Picard and french: Picardie, , ) is a historical territory and a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Hauts-de-France. It is located in the northern part of France. Hi ...

. The name was taken to England with the

Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conque ...

, and was adopted there as Ingram by the late medieval period. The name was also conflated with a number of distinct, similar-sounding Germanic names, such as ''Ingerman'', which has as its first element the name

Ingvar Yngvar Harra (or Ingvar; Proto-Norse ''*Ingu-Hariz''; non, Yngvarr ; d. early 7th century) was the son of Östen and reclaimed the Swedish throne for the House of Yngling after the Swedes had rebelled against Sölvi. He is reported to have fa ...

. Notable people with these names include:

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*Angalram (Ingelram) (died 791),

Ingerman of Hesbaye Ingerman (Ingram, Enguerrand) (c. 750-818), was a Frankish noble and Count of Hesbaye, son of Sigram of Hesbaye and grandson of Sigramnus of Hesbaye. Ingerman married Rotrude, of unknown parentage. Ingerman and Rotrude had one daughter: * Ermen ...

(fl. 8th century), also recorded as ''Enguerrand'', a Duke of Hesbaye *Ingelram count of Harelbeke (Enguerrand of Flandres), d. c. 853 *

Engelram, Chamberlain of France Engelram (also, Enguerand, Enguerrand, Engilram, Ingelram) (ca. 810 - 877) was Chamberlain (office), Chamberlain to Charles the Bald through sometime after 871. He also held the title of count from 853, but it is unclear what his domain was. Noth ...

(died 877), Chamberlain to Charles the Bald *

Enguerrand I of Ponthieu Enguerrand I was the son of Hugh I of Ponthieu and Gisela, daughter of Hugh Capet. Marriages and children With his first wife Adelaide, daughter of Arnulf, Count of Holland, they had: * Hugh II His second wife has been identified as the wife of ...

(died 1045), a Count of Ponthieu * Enguerrand,

count of Saint-Pol The county of Saint-Pol (or ''Sint-Pols'') was a county around the French city of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise (''Sint-Pols-aan-de-Ternas'') on the border of Artois and Picardy, formerly the county of Ternois. For a long time the county belonged to Fl ...

(fl. 1040s) *

Enguerrand II of Ponthieu Enguerrand II (d. 25 October 1053) was the son of Hugh II count of Ponthieu. He assumed the county upon the death of his father on November 20, 1052. Life Enguerrand II was the eldest son and heir of Hugh II, Count of Ponthieu and his wife Bertha ...

(died 1053), another Count of Ponthieu *

Enguerrand I, Lord of Coucy Enguerrand I ( 1042 – 1116) was the Lord of Coucy from 1086 until his death in 1116. Bishop Rorico of Amiens established canons at Saint-Acheul in 1085. The foundation charter records donations to Saint-Acheul by Count Enguerran of Boves and hi ...

(died 1116), scandalous Lord of Coucy * Enguerrand (bishop of Glasgow) (died 1174) *

Enguerrand III, Lord of Coucy Enguerrand III de Boves, Lord of Coucy (c. 1182 – 1242) was a medieval French nobleman. The eldest son and successor of Ralph I, Lord of Coucy (c. 1134 – 1191) and Alix de Dreux,M. A. Pollock, ''Scotland, England and France After the Loss o ...

(died 1242) *

Enguerrand de Marigny Enguerrand de Marigny, Baron Le Portier (126030 April 1315) was a French chamberlain and minister of Philip IV. Early life He was born at Lyons-la-Forêt in Normandy, of an old Norman family of the smaller baronage called Le Portier, which to ...

(died 1315), Chamberlain of Philip IV the Fair, King of the French *

Enguerrand VI, Lord of Coucy Enguerrand VI (–) was a medieval French nobleman who served as the Seigneur Lord of Coucy. He was also Lord Gynes, Sire d'Oisy, in the district of Marle, and the Sire de La Fère. He was the son of his predecessor, Guillaume, Lord of Coucy, Ma ...

(died 1347), another Lord of Coucy *

Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy Enguerrand VII de Coucy, (1340 – 18 February 1397), also known as Ingelram de Coucy and Ingelram de Couci, was a medieval French nobleman and the last Lord of Coucy. He became a son-in-law of King Edward III of England following his marriag ...

(died 1397), another Lord of Coucy and Earl of Bedford *

Enguerrand de Monstrelet Enguerrand de Monstrelet (c. 140020 July 1453) was a French chronicler. He was born in Picardy, most likely into a family of the minor nobility. Life In 1436 and later he held the office of lieutenant of the ''gavenier'' (i.e. receiver of the ' ...

(died 1453), a French chronicler *

Enguerrand Quarton Enguerrand Quarton (or Charonton) ( 1410 – 1466) was a French painter and manuscript illuminator whose few surviving works are among the first masterpieces of a distinctively French style, very different from either Italian or Early Netherland ...

(c.1410 – c.1466), French painter and manuscript illuminator

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Christine Engrand Christine Engrand (born 7 May 1955) is a French politician from National Rally (RN) who has represented the Pas-de-Calais's 6th constituency of Pas-de-Calais in the National Assembly since 2022. She defeated Minister of Health Brigitte Bourguigno ...

(born 1955), French politician *

Georges Enguerrand Georges Enguerrand was a French cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), off ...

, French cyclist at the 1920 Summer Olympics *

Max Ingrand Maurice Max-Ingrand, better known as Max Ingrand (20 December 1908, Bressuire – 25 August 1969, Paris) was a French artist and decorator, known for his work in studio glass and his stained glass windows. He was educated at the ''École natio ...

(1908–1969), French artist working in stained glass

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