Given name

Sigbrandur

Sigbrandur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Sigbrandur comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Built from Old Norse sigr + brandr.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sigbrandur’s family of names

In Faroese usage, Sigbrandur shares a linguistic root with the Dutch form SIEBRAND. In Faroese usage, Sigbrandur shares a linguistic root with the Old English form Sigebrand.

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