Siegfried

English

Etymology

From German Siegfried, from Proto-Germanic *Segafriþuz, from *segaz (“victory, triumph”) + *friþuz (“peace, sanctuary”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: sĭgʹ- sēgʹ-frēd, IPA(key): /ˈsɪɡ. ˈsiːɡ.fɹiːd/

Proper noun

Siegfried

  1. (Germanic mythology) Hero of the Nibelungenlied who defeated the Icelandic queen Brunhild.

Translations

See also

German

Etymology

From Middle High German Sîfrit, from Old High German Sigifrid, from Proto-Germanic *Segafriþuz, from *segaz (“victory, triumph”) + *friþuz (“peace, sanctuary”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈziːk.fʀiːt/

Proper noun

Siegfried m

  1. (Germanic mythology) Siegfried.
  2. A male given name.

Descendants

  • → Latvian: Zigfrīds
  • → Lithuanian: Sigitas
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