Sigurðr

Old Norse

Alternative forms
  • Sigvarðr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Sigiwarduz, equivalent to sigr (victory) +‎ varðr, vǫrðr (guard). Cognates include Old High German Sigiwart (German Siegwart), Old English Sigeweard (English Siward), West Frisian Sieuwerd, Dutch Sjoerd.

Proper noun

Sigurðr m

  1. a male given name

Descendants
  • Icelandic: Sigurður
  • Faroese: Sjúrður
  • Norwegian: Sjurd
  • Jamtish: Sjúł
  • Old Swedish: Sighvardh, Siughurdh
    • Swedish: Sjurd, Sjul
  • → Norwegian: Sigurd
  • → Faroese: Sigurð
  • → Swedish: Sigurd
  • → Danish: Sigurd

References
  • Sigurd; in: Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN
  • “Sigurd” in: J. van der Schaar, “Woordenboek van voornamen”, 8. druk, Utrecht 1994, Prisma Woordenboeken, Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, →ISBN
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