Old Norse · Norwegian

Sigurd

Pronounced SIG-urdShare

Meaning: Victory guardian

  • Boy
  • Rare gem
  • 2 syllables

The story

Sigurd is a Norse name combining victory and guardian. In the Völsunga saga, he defeats the dragon Fafnir and gains the ability to understand birds.

Nicknames

  • Sig

Spellings & variants

  • Siegfried
  • Sigurður
  • Sjurd

Popularity

Rare gem

Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.

Style

Origins

Sigurd comes from Old Norse and Norwegian.

Norwegian

Brage

Foremost; poetry

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Danish · Old Norse

Holger

Island spear

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Swedish · Old Norse

Torsten

Thor’s stone

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Roald

Famous ruler

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Finnish

Väinö

Short form of Väinämöinen

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Vidar

Uncertain; possibly wide warrior

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