Sigurðr

Old Norse

Etymology

sigr (victory) +‎ varðr, vǫrðr (guard) (cognate to English ward).

Cognates include: Old High German Sigiwart (German Siegwart), Old English Sigeweard (English Siward), West Frisian Sieuwerd.

Proper noun

Sigurðr m

A male given name.

Descendants

Danish: Sigurd
Faroese: Sjúrður, Sigurð
Icelandic: Sigurður
Norwegian: Sigurd, Sjurd
Swedish: Sigurd, Sjurd, Sjul
Spanish: Sigivardo
Portuguese: Sigurdo

References

Sigurd; in: Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN
“Sigurd” in: J. van der Schaar, “Woordenboek van voornamen”, 8. druk, Utrecht 1994, Prisma Woordenboeken, Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, →ISBN

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