Given name · also Old High German
Sigfrido
Sigfrido is a masculine given name from Old High German, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Italian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Sigfrido comes from Old High German, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Italian usage, Sigfrido developed from Sigifrid.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sigfrido through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1981. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 231 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sigfrido’s family of names
In Italian usage, Sigfrido has a feminine form in Sigfrida. In Italian usage, Sigfrido has a related form in SIGIFREDO. In Italian usage, Sigfrido has a related form in SIGFREDO.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Sigfrido has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
10 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Sigfrido
- Sígfrid GràciaSpanish footballer (1932-2005)
- Sigfrido FontanelliItalian bicycle racer (1947-2004)
- Sigfrido RanucciItalian journalist (born 1961)
- Sigfrido BurmannGerman-born Spanish art director (1891-1980)1890–1980
- Sigfrido Blasco-IbáñezSpanish journalist (1902-1983)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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