Siegfried

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

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

Siegfried

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

• Sigurd (the Norse equivalent)
• Sigfrid, Sigfred (a saint's name in Scandinavia)

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

Siegfried

1. A male given name
2. (Germanic mythology) Siegfried; hero of the Nibelungenlied

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈziːk.fʀiːt/

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Siegfried m

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

• → Latvian: Zigfrīds
• → Lithuanian: Sigitas