Name: Siegfried
Gender: Male
Usage: Siegfried, of german origin, is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Siegfried are in general originating from Austria, France, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Siegfried across the world, see Siggi.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Siegfried is: Powerful silence, Victorious.
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The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 1. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: individualistic, determined, pioneering, bold, athletic, independent, active, self-confident.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Determined
Ruling planet: Sun
Colors: Yellow, Orange, Gold
Gemstones: Topaz, Amber
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The name Siegfried is ranked on the 13,138th position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.
We estimate that there are at least 18000 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Siegfried has nine characters. It means that it is relatively long-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
- See Siegfried (disambiguation) for other uses.
Siegfried is a German language male given name, composed from the Germanic elements sig "victory" and frithu "protection, peace". The German name has the Old Norse cognate Sigfriðr, Sigfrøðr, which gives rise to Swedish Sigfrid (hypocorisms Sigge, Siffer), Danish/Norwegian Sigfred. In Norway, Sigfrid is given as a feminine name.
The name is medieval, and did survive in marginal use into the modern period, but after 1876 it enjoyed renewed popularity due to Wagner's Siegfried.
Notable people with the name include:
- Medieval
- Sigfrid of Sweden (died 1045), English missionary to Sweden and patron saint of Växjö
- Siegfried I, Archbishop of Mainz (died 1084)
- Siegfried of Luxembourg (922-998), founder of Luxembourg
- Siegfried III, Archbishop of Mainz (d. 1249)
- Siegfried I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (c. 1230-1298)
- Modern
- Siegfried Lipiner (1856-1911), an Austrian poet and author
- Siegfried Wagner (1869-1930), German composer, conductor, and opera director, the son of Richard Wagner
- Siegfried "Fritz" Flesch (1872-1939), Austrian saber fencer
- Siegfried Translateur (1875-1944), an Austrian composer of dance music in the early 20th century
- Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1987), an English poet, named Siegried by his mother because of her love of Wagner's operas.
- Siegfried Rapp (1915–1982), one-armed German pianist
- Siegfried Jerusalem (b. 1940), a German operatic tenor
- Fictional characters
- Sigurd or Siegfried, the legendary dragon-slaying hero in Nibelungenlied and subject of the opera
- Siegfried, the first of Fritz Lang's two-film series, "Die Nibelungen"
- Siegfried, a character in History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi
- Siegfried (Get Smart), fictional character in 1960s American comedy television series Get Smart
- Siegfried, a principal character in the ballet Swan Lake
- Siegfried Farnon, one of the main characters in All Creatures Great and Small (TV series)
- Siegfried Schtauffen, main character of the Soul series of fighting games
- Dubhe Alpha Siegfried, Saint Seiya anime series character Asgard Chapter
- Siegfried of Denesle, a charcter in the witcher video game.
German: from an old Germanic personal name composed of the elements sige victory + frid, fred peace. This was a relatively common given name in the Middle Ages, but its modern use dates from the latter part of the 19th century, and reflects the revival of interest in Germanic legend, culminating in Wagner's operatic treatment in his Ring cycle.
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