Sigurd

See also: Sigurð

English

Etymology

, from + , . 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

  1. (Norse mythology) The principal hero of the Volsungasaga and of the Elder Edda's Niflung cycle, who slew a dragon.

Translations

Anagrams

Danish

Proper noun

Sigurd

  1. (Norse mythology) Sigurd.
  2. A male given name of Old Norse origin.

Faroese

Proper noun

Sigurd m

  1. A male given name.

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Sigurd: Sigurdarson or Sigurdsson
  • daughter of Sigurd: Sigurdardóttir or Sigurdsdóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Sigurd
Accusative Sigurd
Dative Sigurdi
Genitive Sigurdar, Sigurds

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse Sigurðr.

Proper noun

Sigurd

  1. (Norse mythology) Sigurd.
  2. A male given name origin.

Usage notes

  • One of the most common given names in Norway in the Middle Ages.
  • (male given names) Sjur, Sivert
  • (surnames) Sigurdsen, Sjursen

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

Proper noun

Sigurd c (genitive Sigurds)

  1. (Norse mythology) Sigurd.
  2. A male given name of Old Norse origin.
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