ᛋᛁᚷᛁᛗᛡᚱᛡᛉ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *Sigimēraz. Equivalent to *ᛊᛁᚷᛁᛉ (*sigiʀ, “victory”) +‎ *-ᛗᚨᚱᚨᛉ (*-maraʀ, “famous”). Cognate with Old English Siġemǣr, Latin Segimerus.

Proper noun

ᛋᛁᚷᛁᛗᛡᚱᛡᛉ (sigimᴀrᴀʀ) m

1. a male given name
   • 500-550, Söderköping/Ellestad stone (Ög KJ59[1])

     ᛖᚴᛡᛋᛁᚷᛁᛗᛡᚱᛡᛉᛡᚠᛋ[ ]ᚴᛡᚱᛡᛁᛋᛁᛞᛟᚴᛡ ¶ ᛋᛏᛡᛁᚾᛡᛦ[ ] ¶ ᚴᚴ ᛫ ᚴᛁᛁᛁᛁ ᛫ ᚴᚴᚴ

     ekᴀsigimᴀrᴀʀᴀfs[ ]kᴀrᴀisidokᴀ ¶ stᴀinᴀʀ[ ] ¶ kk · kiiii · kkk

     /Eka Sigimaraʀ [ ] raisidō’ka stainaʀ [ ] ¶ kk kiiii kkk/

     I, Sigimaraʀ [ ], I raised the stones. [ ]. [unknown cipher]

Descendants

• Old Norse: Sigmarr
  • Icelandic: Sigmar
  • Faroese: Sigmar