Zygmunt

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Zygmunt

Say it: ZIG-moont

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Meaning

Polish form of Sigismund, from Germanic sigu 'victory' and munt 'protection'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Victorious Protective

A Jagiellonian and Vasa royal name, rare for babies today.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

379 babies given this name since 1912
At its height in 1917, about 1 in 27,200 boys
Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

The family of the name

Czech	Zikmund
German	Sigismund

Famous bearers

Sigismund I the Old, King of Poland
Zygmunt Bauman, sociologist

Names worth a look

MaciejBoyPolish form of Matthias, from Hebrew Mattityahu 'gift of Yahweh'.Middle Ages

StanisławBoyFrom Slavic stani 'become, stand' and sława 'glory'.Middle Ages

KrzysztofBoyPolish form of Christopher, from Greek Christophoros 'bearing Christ'.Renaissance

HenrykBoyPolish form of Henry, from Germanic heim 'home' and rihhi 'ruler'.Middle Ages · forgotten

BolesławBoyFrom Slavic bole 'more, greater' and sława 'glory'.Early Medieval · forgotten

JerzyBoyPolish form of George, from Greek georgos 'farmer'.Middle Ages

SigmundBoyFrom Germanic sige 'victory' and mund 'protection'.Early Medieval · peak 1912 · forgotten

Where this comes from

Royal and noble genealogies
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.