Zigfrīds

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From German Siegfried, from Old High German sigu (“victory”) + fridu (“peace”).

Proper noun

Zigfrīds m

  1. A male given name.
  2. Transliteration of the German male given name Siegfried.

References
  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Zigfrīds was the only given name of 398 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
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