The
etymology of Saint-Inglevert, first attested as
Sontingeveld in 1140, is now generally agreed to derive from a
Common Germanic anthroponym
*Sondo, followed by
-ingen "people of" (see nearby e.g.
Tardinghen) +
-veld "field". The name was no longer understood sometime in the late
Early Middle Ages, leading to a popular re-interpretation of the first syllable,
"sant-ingheveld". This led to a
folk etymology of prefixed
saint (as is very common in
toponymy across France), thus shaping
Saint Inglevert. Thus the meaning is, "the field of the people of
Sondo". Despite old local veneration, if there ever truly was a "Saint Inglevert" which perhaps influenced the name, the holy figure is unknown and lost to time. ==Geography==