Meaning and Origin
What does the name Sigurd mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
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User Submitted Meanings
- A user from an unknown location says the name Sigurd means "Derived from old norse 'sigr' meaning 'victory' and 'vardr' meaning 'guardian'. The one who guards victory".
- (Norse mythology) mythical Norse warrior hero who gains an accursed hoard of gold and was killed by Brynhild; Siegfried is the German counterpart
Old Norse Sigurðr, from sigr (“victory”) + varðr, vǫrðr (“guard”). This is the name of the legendary Eddaic character corresponding to Siegfried, the hero of the Nibelungenlied, but the names are not exact cognates. Sigfrid is a saint's name in Scandinavia.
- (Norse mythology) The principal hero of the Volsungasaga and of the Elder Edda's Niflung cycle, who slew a dragon.
Sigurd was also found in the following language(s): Danish, Faroese, Norwegian, and Swedish