Given name · also Old Norse
Sigmar
Sigmar is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Sigmar comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Norse Sigmarr, from Proto-Germanic *Sigimēraz.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sigmar’s family of names
In German usage, Sigmar has a related form in SIEGMAR.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Sigmar
- Sigmar GabrielGerman politician (SPD)born 1959
- Sigmar PolkeGerman artist (1941–2010)
- Sigmar WittigChair of the European Space Agencyborn 1940
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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Sigurður
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Ingimarr
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Sigihart
“victory” · “hard, brave”
>99% boys