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Sigurd

/SIG-erd/ MasculineOld Norse

Meaning

Sigurd is a masculine name of Old Norse origin meaning “victory guardian”.

Sigurd joins the Old Norse sigr, victory, with a second element meaning guardian, and names the greatest hero of Norse legend, the dragon-slayer Sigurd whom German tradition calls Siegfried. Norwegian kings carried the name on crusade as far as Jerusalem.

Traditional in Norway and Iceland; a saga-lover's rarity elsewhere.

At a glance

Origin
Old Norse
Gender
Masculine
Pronounced
/SIG-erd/
Themes
VictoryStrength

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Questions

  • Sigurd is a masculine name of Old Norse origin meaning “victory guardian”. Sigurd joins the Old Norse sigr, victory, with a second element meaning guardian, and names the greatest hero of Norse legend, the dragon-slayer Sigurd whom German tradition calls Siegfried.

  • Sigurd is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Traditional in Norway and Iceland; a saga-lover's rarity elsewhere.

  • The name Sigurd comes from Old Norse. Sigurd joins the Old Norse sigr, victory, with a second element meaning guardian, and names the greatest hero of Norse legend, the dragon-slayer Sigurd whom German tradition calls Siegfried. Norwegian kings carried the name on crusade as far as Jerusalem.

  • Sigurd is pronounced SIG-erd.

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”