Siegmund

German

Alternative forms

• Sigmund, Sigismund

Etymology

From 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈziːk.mʊnt/, (northern also) /ˈziːç.mʊnt/, (rare also) /ˈziː.ɡmʊnt/

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Proper noun

Siegmund m (proper noun, strong, genitive Siegmunds or (with an article) Siegmund, plural Siegmunds or Siegmunde)

1. a male given name

Descendants

• → English: Sigmund
• → Polish: Zygmunt
  • →⇒ Lithuanian: Žygimantas
    • → Old Ruthenian: Жыгімонтъ (Žyhimont), Жикгимо́нтъ (Žigimónt)
• → Serbo-Croatian:

  Latin script: Sigmund

  Cyrillic script: Сѝгмунд