Siegmund

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German sigu (“victory”) + munt (“protection”), and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Sigimunduz; cognate with Norwegian Sigmund. The father of Siegfried in the Nibelungenlied.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈziːk.mʊnt/, (northern also) /ˈziːç.mʊnt/, (rare also) /ˈziː.ɡmʊnt/
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Proper noun

Siegmund m (proper noun, strong, genitive Siegmunds or (with an article) Siegmund, plural Siegmunds or Siegmunde)

  1. a male given name from Old High German

Descendants

  • → English: Sigmund
  • → Polish: Zygmunt
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
    Latin script: Sigmund
    Cyrillic script: Сѝгмунд
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