Sigurðr

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

Sigvarðr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Sigiwarduz, equivalent to sigr (victory) +‎ varðr, vǫrðr (guard). Cognates include Old High German Sigiwart (German Siegwart), Old English Sigeweard (English Siward), West Frisian Sieuwerd, Dutch Sjoerd.

Proper noun

Sigurðr m

a male given name

Descendants

Icelandic: Sigurður
Faroese: Sjúrður
Norwegian: Sjurd
Jamtish: Sjúł
Old Swedish: Sighvardh, Siughurdh
- Swedish: Sjurd, Sjul
→ Norwegian: Sigurd
→ Faroese: Sigurð
→ Swedish: Sigurd
→ Danish: Sigurd

References

Sigurd; in: Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN
“Sigurd” in: J. van der Schaar, “Woordenboek van voornamen”, 8. druk, Utrecht 1994, Prisma Woordenboeken, Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, →ISBN

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