Siegfried name - Meaning of Siegfried
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 1
- Usage
- German, Germanic Mythology
- Pronounced
- ZEEK-freet (German)
- Siegfried Meaning
- Derived from the Germanic elements sigu "victory" and frid "peace". Siegfried was a hero from Germanic legend, chief character in the 'Nibelungenlied', which tells how he defeated the Icelandic queen Brünhild in order to win the hand of Kriemhild. He was stabbed and killed by Hagen in his one vulnerable spot on the small of his back, which had been covered by a leaf while he bathed in dragon's blood. His adventures were largely based on those of the Norse hero Sigurd. Siegfried is German name of Germanic origins. It is derived from the Germanic words "sige", which means "victory", and "fridu", which means "peace, protection or safety".
Siegfried Related Names
Diminutive: Sigi (German)
Other Languages: Sigifrid (Ancient Germanic), Sigfrøðr (Ancient Scandinavian), Sikke (Frisian), Sigfrido (Italian), Zygfryd (Polish), Sigfrido (Spanish), Sigfrid, Sigge (Swedish)
Siegfried Celebrities
Siegfried Sassoon - author, Siegfried Stritzl - soccer player,
