Siegmund
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old High German sigu (“victory”) + munt (“protection”), and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *segaz (“victory, triumph”) and *mundō (“protection, security”); cognate to Norwegian Sigmund. The father of Siegfried in the Nibelungenlied.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSiegmund m (proper noun, strong, genitive Siegmunds or (with an article) Siegmund, plural Siegmunds or Siegmunde)
- a male given name
Descendants
edit- → English: Sigmund
- → Polish: Zygmunt
- →⇒ Lithuanian: Žygimantas
- → Old Ruthenian: Жыгімонтъ (Žyhimont), Жикгимо́нтъ (Žigimónt)
- →⇒ Lithuanian: Žygimantas
- → Serbo-Croatian: