Signe

See also: signe and signé

English

Proper noun

Signe

  1. an asteroid discovered by Max Wolf on October 22, 1900

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

Old Norse Signý. Name of heroines in Norse mythology.

Proper noun

Signe

  1. A female given name.

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1925. From Swedish and Danish Signe.

Proper noun

Signe f

  1. A female given name.

References

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Signe was the only given name of 1562 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse Signý.

Proper noun

Signe

  1. A female given name.

Swedish

Etymology

First recorded in Sweden in 1382. From Old Norse Signý. In Norse mythology the name of a princess who killed herself after her lover's death.

Proper noun

Signe c (genitive Signes)

  1. A female given name.

Usage notes

  • Until the 19th century mainly used in Scania. Revived in the 19th century, popular around 1900 in Sweden, as well as in Denmark and Norway.
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