Sigurd

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.

Sigurd

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

• gruids

Sigurd

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

Sigurd m

1. A male given name.

Patronymics

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

From Old Norse Sigurðr.

Sigurd

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

• One of the most common given names in Norway in the Middle Ages.

• (male given names) Sjur, Sivert
• (surnames) Sigurdsen, Sjursen

• 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.

Sigurd c (genitive Sigurds)

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

• Sigvard
• Sivert