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