Boy · Old Norse
Sigurd
Say it: SIG-urd
Meaning
From Old Norse sigr 'victory' and varðr 'guardian'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
The name of the greatest Norse legendary hero and of several Norwegian kings, still common in Norway.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 790 babies given this name since 1890
- At its height in 1891, about 1 in 12,600 boys
- 10 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Viking and Anglo-Saxon Age700 to 1100
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Sjur
| Old Norse | Sigurðr |
|---|---|
| Icelandic | Sigurður |
Famous bearers
- Sigurd Fáfnisbani, dragon-slayer of the Völsung legend
- Sigurd the Crusader (Jorsalfar), king of Norway
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Where this comes from
- The Icelandic sagas and other Old Norse literature
- Well-known works of literature
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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