Marianne – April 4
Marianne or Mariann is a female name with several possible origins. The most obvious one might be the French form of the Latin Mariana, which means “woman” or “female”. Further back it might be related to the Hebrew name Miriam, which in the Bible was the name of Herod’s wife. There’s also a Greek name, Marianna. It can also be a form of the Hebrew Mirjam (or the Arameic Mariam). In France it became popular during the 18th century as a diminutive of Marie. The name has been used in Sweden since the 1600’s but it became common only in the 1900’s, peaking during the 1930's and 40’s. It’s among the more common female name in Sweden, even though few babies today are named Marianne or Mariann. There are 88,042 women in Sweden with the name today - 2 persons have it as their last name.

Ingvar – April 10
The man’s name Ingvar is an Old Norse name meaning “Ing’s warrior”. It is thought that Ing was a Norse god, whose identity remains unknown (see Ingemund, Ingemar, Ingrid, Ingegerd etc). Ingvar was enormously popular during the 1920's and 30’s, but has since been used only as a middle name. Today there are 37,728 men with the name, and only 5,621 of them have it as their given name.