Given name · also German

Zigfrīds

“victory”

Zigfrīds is a masculine given name from German, ultimately from Old High German. It is used in Latvian.

Original GermanSiegfried

Meaning & origin

What it means

Zigfrīds goes back to Old High German sigu, meaning “victory.”

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Where it comes from

Zigfrīds comes from German, and ultimately from Old High German.

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How it developed

From German Siegfried, from Old High German sigu (“victory”).

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Zigfrīds’s family of names

In Latvian usage, Zigfrīds was borrowed from the German form Siegfried.

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