Name Sigurður

Origin:

From Old Norse words for victory and guard, defender

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About the name Sigurður in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	Icelandic
US 2024 rank:	not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below

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About Sigurd, the group of names with the same origin as Sigurður

Language of origin:	Old Norse
Info about origin:	Old Norse two-element name
	known from the hero of the Volsungasaga, a Norse legend
	the name is based on the same words as the German name Siegward
Words:	sigr = the victory Old Norse
	vardr = the guard, the defender Old Norse
Topics:	Germanic mythology, Two-element name
Variants' top ranks:	2:Sigurður Iceland 2015, 33:Sigurd Norway 2011, 51:Sivert Norway 2000, 59:Sigge Sweden 2015, 150:Syver Norway 2024
Old/original forms:	Sighvardh Old Norse, Sigurdr Old Norse
Name variants:	Sigge, Sigurd, Sigurður, Sigvard, Sivert, Syver Sortable list Details

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