English

Proper noun

Sigurd

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

Translations

Danish

Proper noun

Sigurd

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

Faroese

Proper noun

Sigurd m

1. A male given name.

Usage notes

Patronymics

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

Declension

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse Sigurðr.

Proper noun

Sigurd

1. (Norse mythology) Sigurd.
2. 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

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• 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

Proper noun

Sigurd

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

Related terms

• Sigvard
• Sivert