Sigurd

== English == === Etymology === From 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. === Proper noun === Sigurd (Norse mythology) The principal hero of the Volsungasaga and of the Elder Edda's Niflung cycle, who slew a dragon. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === gruids == Danish == === Proper noun === Sigurd (Norse mythology) Sigurd. a male given name of Old Norse origin == Faroese == === Proper noun === Sigurd m a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics Sigurd's son: Sigurdarson or Sigurdsson Sigurd's daughter: Sigurdardóttir or Sigurdsdóttir ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian == === Etymology === From Old Norse Sigurðr. === Proper noun === Sigurd (Norse mythology) Sigurd. a male given name origin ==== Usage notes ==== One of the most common given names in Norway in the Middle Ages. ==== Related terms ==== (male given names) Sjur, Sivert (surnames) Sigurdsen, Sjursen (folklore) Sigurd Svein, Sjulerek === References === Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN [1] 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 == === Alternative forms === Sjul, (older) Siuhl Sjur, (older) Siur Sjurd, (older) Siurd === Pronunciation === === Interjection === Sigurd The letter "S" in the Swedish spelling alphabet === Proper noun === Sigurd c (genitive Sigurds) a male given name of Old Norse origin (Norse mythology) Sigurd. Synonyms: Sigurd Fafnesbane, Sigurd drakdödaren, Sigurd drakdräparen ==== Related terms ==== Sigvard Sivert Sigge (nickname)