Siegmund
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German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old High German sigu (“victory”) + munt (“protection”), and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *segaz (“victory, triumph”) and *mundō (“protection, security”); cognate to Norwegian Sigmund. The father of Siegfried in the Nibelungenlied.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Siegmund m (proper noun, strong, genitive Siegmunds or (with an article) Siegmund, plural Siegmunds or Siegmunde)
- a male given name
Descendants
[edit]- → English: Sigmund
- → Polish: Zygmunt
- →⇒ Lithuanian: Žygimantas
- → Old Ruthenian: Жыгімонтъ (Žyhimont), Жикгимо́нтъ (Žigimónt)
- →⇒ Lithuanian: Žygimantas
- → Serbo-Croatian: