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English
Etymology
From Old Norse Sigurðr, from sigr (“victory”) + varðr, vǫrðr (“guard”). This is the name of the legendary Eddaic character corresponding to Siegfried, the hero of the Nibelungenlied, but the names are not exact cognates. Sigfrid is a saint's name in Scandinavia.
Proper noun
Sigurd
- (Norse mythology) The principal hero of the Volsungasaga and of the Elder Edda's Niflung cycle, who slew a dragon.
Translations
the hero of the Volsungasaga
Anagrams
Danish
Proper noun
Sigurd
- (Norse mythology) Sigurd.
- a male given name of Old Norse origin
Faroese
Proper noun
Sigurd m
- a male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Sigurd: Sigurdarson or Sigurdsson
- daughter of Sigurd: Sigurdardóttir or Sigurdsdóttir
Declension
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singular
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| indefinite
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| nominative
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Sigurd
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| accusative
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Sigurd
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| dative
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Sigurdi
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| genitive
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Sigurdar, Sigurds
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Norwegian
Etymology
From Old Norse Sigurðr.
Proper noun
Sigurd
- (Norse mythology) Sigurd.
- a male given name origin
Usage notes
- One of the most common given names in Norway in the Middle Ages.
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 6 725 males with the given name Sigurd living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1890s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Interjection
Sigurd
- The letter "S" in the Swedish spelling alphabet
Proper noun
Sigurd c (genitive Sigurds)
- (Norse mythology) Sigurd.
- a male given name of Old Norse origin