Seifert: meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Seifert comes from German.

How it developed

From German Seifert.

Seifert’s family of names

In German usage, Seifert has a later derivative in CYPHERT. In Danish usage, Seifert has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Zygfryd. In German usage, Seifert as a surname has a related form in Siegfried.

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Around the world

Seifert has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.

Germanwhere Seifert comes from · 15 names

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Nicknames & forms 18

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Σέιφερτin another script · Greek

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Seifert

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

How it developed

Seifert’s family of names

Around the world

Nicknames & forms 18

Spellings & scripts 1

Across languages 2

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