Signe

See also: signe and signé

English

Proper noun

Signe

1. an asteroid discovered by Max Wolf on October 22, 1900

Anagrams

• Giens, Gines, Niges, gines, segni, sengi, singe

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Danish

Etymology

Old Norse Signý. Name of heroines in Norse mythology.

Proper noun

Signe

1. a female given name.

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Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1925. From Swedish and Danish Signe.

Proper noun

Signe f

1. a female given name.

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Signe was the only given name of 1562 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse Signý.

Proper noun

Signe

1. a female given name.

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Swedish

Etymology

First recorded in Sweden in 1382. From Old Norse Signý. In Norse mythology the name of a princess who killed herself after her lover's death.

Proper noun

Signe c (genitive Signes)

1. a female given name.

Usage notes

• Until the 19th century mainly used in Scania. Revived in the 19th century, popular around 1900 in Sweden, as well as in Denmark and Norway.