Siegfried

English

Etymology

From German Siegfried, from Proto-Germanic *Segafriþuz, from *segaz (“victory, triumph”) + *friþuz (“peace, sanctuary”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: sĭgʹ- sēgʹ-frēd, IPA^(key): /ˈsɪɡ. ˈsiːɡ.fɹiːd/

Proper noun

Siegfried

1. (Germanic mythology) Hero of the Nibelungenlied who defeated the Icelandic queen Brunhild.

Translations

Hero of the Nibelungenlied who defeated the Icelandic queen Brunhild

• Marathi: सीग्फ्रीड (sīgfrīḍa)
• Russian: Зигфрид (ru) (Zigfrid)

• Spanish: Sigfrido (es) m

See also

• Sigurd (the Norse equivalent)
• Sigfrid, Sigfred (a saint's name in Scandinavia)

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German Sîfrit, from Old High German Sigifrid, from Proto-Germanic *Segafriþuz, from *segaz (“victory, triumph”) + *friþuz (“peace, sanctuary”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈziːk.fʀiːt/

Proper noun

Siegfried m

1. (Germanic mythology) Siegfried.
2. A male given name.

Descendants

• → Latvian: Zigfrīds
• → Lithuanian: Sigitas