Sigmund
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English
Etymology
In allusion to Sigmund Freud.
Proper noun
Sigmund
- (humorous) Term of address for a person who appears to be dispensing psychoanalysis.
- 2004, Chuck Smith, Columbia College Chicago, Seven Black Plays, page 399:
- RUTH: OK, OK. Sigmund. Lighten up. OK. So what if it's completely neurotic and emotionally unhealthy.
- 2014, Emma Chase, Tamed, page 61:
- Thanks, Sigmund. If I want to be psychoanalyzed, I'll throw good money away on an actual fucking therapist.
German
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Sigmund
- a male given name, variant of Siegmund
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse Sigmundr, from sigr (“victory”) + mundr (“protection”), from Proto-Norse *ᛗᚢᚺᛞᚢᛉ (munduʀ), and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mundō (“protection, security”). Cognates include Faroese and Icelandic Sigmundur and German Siegmund.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sigmund m (definite Sigmunden)
- a male given name from Old Norse
References
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Sigmund”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Sigmund. Compare Sìgismund.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sìgmund m (Cyrillic spelling Сѝгмунд)
- a male given name
References
- “Sigmund”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024