Given name & surname
Siegmund
“the victorious protector”
Siegmund is a variant of Sigmund. One German interpretation is “the victorious protector.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Siegmund is a variant of Sigmund. One German interpretation is “the victorious protector.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Siegmund is a variant of Sigmund. An origin associated with Sigmund is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Old High German sigu (“victory”), from Proto-Germanic *Sigimunduz.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Siegmund’s family of names
Siegmund has an affectionate form in Sigi. In German usage, Siegmund shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian form Sigmund. In German usage, Siegmund has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Zygmunt.
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Around the world
Siegmund has relatives in 6 languages.
6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- ZygmuntPolish
- Zsigmondequivalent
- Zikmundequivalent
- Žigmundequivalent
- Sigismundoequivalent
- Sigmundurequivalent
- ЗигмундRussian
- Sigemundcognate · Old English
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People named Siegmund
- Sigmund RombergHungarian-born American composer (1887–1951)
- Siegmund von HauseggerAustrian composer and conductor (1872-1948)
- Siegmund LubinAmerican businessman and motion picture pioneer (1851–1923)
- Siegmund GabrielGerman chemist (1851–1924)
- Siegmund Jakob BaumgartenGerman Protestant theologian1706–1757
- Zishe Breitbartstrongman and circus performer (1893-1925)
- Nyanaponika TheraGerman Buddhist monk (1901–1994)
- Siegmund L'AllemandAustrian painter (1840-1910)
- S. H. FoulkesBritish German-born psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1898–1976)
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