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Sigrid

/SIG-rid/ FeminineOld Norse

Meaning

Sigrid is a feminine name of Old Norse origin meaning “victory and beauty”.

Sigrid joins the Old Norse sigr, victory, with fríðr, beautiful and beloved, and saga tradition remembers Sigrid the Haughty, who burned her unwanted suitors in a hall. Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset and the Norwegian pop singer Sigrid keep the name luminously current.

A classic in Norway and Sweden; a distinctive Scandinavian import elsewhere.

At a glance

Origin
Old Norse
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/SIG-rid/
Themes
Victory

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Questions

  • Sigrid is a feminine name of Old Norse origin meaning “victory and beauty”. Sigrid joins the Old Norse sigr, victory, with fríðr, beautiful and beloved, and saga tradition remembers Sigrid the Haughty, who burned her unwanted suitors in a hall.

  • Sigrid is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. It is a classic in Norway and Sweden; a distinctive Scandinavian import elsewhere.

  • The name Sigrid comes from Old Norse. Sigrid joins the Old Norse sigr, victory, with fríðr, beautiful and beloved, and saga tradition remembers Sigrid the Haughty, who burned her unwanted suitors in a hall. Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset and the Norwegian pop singer Sigrid keep the name luminously current.

  • Sigrid is pronounced SIG-rid.

More names that mean victory

Names that share this meaning.

  1. Berenice FeminineGreek“bringing victory”
  2. Eunice FeminineGreek“good victory”
  3. Jaya FeminineSanskrit“victory”
  4. Laura FeminineLatin“laurel”
  5. Mansur MasculineArabic“victorious, divinely aided”
  6. Masaru MasculineJapanese“victory”