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 Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

cognate ''Sigfriðr, Sigfrøðr'', which gives rise to Swedish ''Sigfrid'' (hypocorisms ''Sigge, Siffer''), Danish/Norwegian ''Sigfred''. In Norway, ''Sigfrid'' is given as a feminine name.nordicnames.de
official statistics at Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no; Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/ The name is medieval and was borne by the legendary dragon-slayer also known as

Sigurd Sigurd ( non, Sigurðr ) or Siegfried (Middle High German: ''Sîvrit'') is a legendary hero of Germanic heroic legend, who killed a dragon and was later murdered. It is possible he was inspired by one or more figures from the Frankish Meroving ...

. It did survive in marginal use into the modern period, but after 1876 it enjoyed renewed popularity due to

Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...

's ''Siegfried''. Notable people with the name include:

Medieval

Siegfried, Count of Merseburg Siegfried (died 3 December 937) was the Count and Margrave of Merseburg from an unknown date before 934 until his death. He does not appear with the title of margrave in contemporary royal charters and diplomas, so the title was informal and never o ...

(died 937) *

Siegfried I the Older, Count of Walbeck Siegfried I the Elder (Siegfried der Ältere von Walbeck) (died 15 March 990), Count of Walbeck and Möckerngau, son of Lothar II the Old, Count of Walbeck, and Mathilde von Arneburg. Rule He succeeded his father as Count of Walbeck upon his ...

(died 990) *

Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes Sigfried (or Siegfried) ( – 28 October 998) was Count in the Ardennes, and is known in European historiography as founder and first ruler of the Castle of Luxembourg in 963 AD, and ancestor and predecessor of the future counts and dukes of Lu ...

(c. 922–998), founder of Luxembourg *

Siegfried I, Count of Stade Siegfried I (b. before 929, d. after 961), Count of Stade, son of Lothar II, Count of Stade, and Swanhild of Saxony, brother of Henry I the Bald, Count of Stade. After the death of their father, Lothar, in the Battle of Lenzen, Stade was ruled ...

(before 929–after 961) *

Siegfried (bishop of Piacenza) Siegfried, also Sigefred or Sigifredo (died 14 April 1031), was the bishop of Piacenza from 997 until his death. He was a loyal and rewarded participant in the imperial church system and a notable builder in the city of Piacenza. Born into a Lomb ...

(died 1031) *

Siegfried II, Count of Stade Siegfried II (c. 956 – 1037), Count of Stade, was the youngest son of Henry I the Bald, Count of Stade, and his wife Judith von der Wetterau, granddaughter of Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine. Siegfried married Adela of Rhienfelden, daughter of Gero ...

(c. 956–1037) *

Sigfrid of Sweden Saint Sigfrid of Sweden (, , , ) was a missionary-bishop in Scandinavia during the first half of the 11th century. Originally from England, Saint Sigfrid is credited in late medieval king-lists and hagiography with performing the baptism of the ...

(died 1045), English missionary to Sweden and patron saint of Växjö *

Siegfried I, Count of Sponheim Siegfried I (c. 1010 – 7 February 1065) is considered the progenitor of the Duchy of Carinthia, Carinthian ducal House of Sponheim (''Spanheimer'') and all of its lateral branches, including the Counts of Laufen, Germany, Lebenau and the Counts ...

(c. 1010–1065) *

Siegfried I (archbishop of Mainz) Siegfried I (died 16 February 1084) was the Abbot of Fulda from 25 December 1058 until 6 January 1060, and from January 1060 until his death in February 1084, he was Archbishop of Mainz. Family Siegfried was a member of the Frankish Reginbodonen ...

(died 1084) *

Siegfried of Ballenstedt Siegfried I of Ballenstedt ( – 9 March 1113), was the son of Adalbert II of Ballenstedt, and a member of the House of Ascania. He was count palatine of the Rhineland (r.1095/7-1113), and count of Weimar-Orlamünde (r.1112-1113). Life Siegfri ...

(c. 1075–1113) *

Siegfried IV, Count of Northeim-Boyneburg and Homburg Siegfried IV was the last Count of Northeim-Boyneburg and Homburg.Große Baudenkmäler Heft 338 Kloster Amelungsborn, Verlag DONAU Druck 5. Auflage 1998, p. 2 He gave the land at Amelungsborn for the foundation (in the 12th century) of the future Am ...

(fl. 12th century) *

Siegfried (archbishop of Bremen) Siegfried of Anhalt (c. 113224 October 1184) was born as the third son of Sophie of Winzenburg and her husband Albert the Bear, then Count of Anhalt, of the House of Ascania. In 1168 he was elected Archbishop of Bremen. Afterward he became Prince ...

(1132–1184) *

Siegfried III, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde Siegfried III, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde (1206) was a member of the House of Ascania and a ruling Count of Weimar-Orlamünde. He was the son of Count Herman I and his wife Irmgard. Herman I was son of Albert the Bear Count of Anhalt, Margrave o ...

(c. 1155 – 1206) *

Siegfried II (archbishop of Mainz) Siegfried II von Eppstein (died 9 September 1230, in Erfurt) was archbishop of Mainz from 1200 to 1230. Siegfried was born the second son Gerhard I of Eppstein and hit an ecclesiastical career. Already in 1189 he was the owner of the parish of S ...

(died 1230) * Siegfried III (archbishop of Mainz) (died 1249) * Siegfried I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (c. 1230 – 1298) * Siegfried II of Westerburg (before 1260–1297) * Siegfried II of Querfurt (died 1310) * Siegfried von Feuchtwangen (died 1311), 15th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights * Sigfrid of Pannonhalma (died 1365), Hungarian abbot

Modern

* Siegfried Lipiner (1856–1911), Austrian poet and author * Siegfried Wagner (1869–1930), German composer, conductor, and opera director, son of Richard Wagner * Siegfried "Fritz" Flesch (1872–1939), Austrian saber fencer * Siegfried Translateur (1875–1944), Austrian composer of dance music *

Siegfried Sassoon Siegfried Loraine Sassoon (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was an English war poet, writer, and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His poetry both describ ...

(1886–1967), English poet, named Siegfried by his mother because of her love of Wagner's operas * Siegfried Aram (1891–1978), German lawyer and cultural politician * Siegfried Kasche (1903–1947), German Nazi Storm Trooper officer and ambassador executed for war crimes * Siegfried Fehmer (1911–1948), German Nazi Gestapo officer executed for war crimes *

Siegfried Seidl Siegfried Seidl (24 August 1911 – 4 February 1947) was an Austrian career officer and World War II commandant of the Theresienstadt concentration camp located in the present-day Czech Republic. He also was commandant of the Bergen-Belsen, an ...

(1911–1947), Austrian Nazi commander of the Theresienstadt concentration camp executed for war crimes * Siegfried Lowitz (1914–1999), German actor * Siegfried Rapp (1915–1982), one-armed German pianist * Siegfried Buback (1920–1977), Attorney General of Germany * Siegfried Böhm (1928–1980), East German politician * Siegfried Ziering (1928–2000), German-born American business executive, playwright and philanthropist * Siegfried Rauch (1932–2018), German actor *

Siegfried Fischbacher Siegfried & Roy were a duo of German-American magicians and entertainers, best known for their appearances with white lions and white tigers. It was composed of Siegfried Fischbacher (June 13, 1939 – January 13, 2021) and Roy Horn (born Uwe L ...

(1939–2021), German-American magician * Siegfried Jerusalem (born 1940), German operatic tenor

Fictional characters

or Siegfried, the legendary dragon-slaying hero in '' Nibelungenlied'' ** Siegfried, leading character in the opera of the same name ** ''Die Nibelungen: 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 spy comedy television series ''Get Smart'' * Siegfried, a principal character in the ballet ''

Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoye ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, link=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failur ...

'' * Siegfried Farnon, one of the main characters in ''All Creatures Great and Small'' (TV series) * Siegfried Schtauffen and Nightmare, two interconnected characters of the ''Soulcalibur'' series of fighting games *

Dubhe Alpha Siegfried This article comprises a list of characters that play a role in ''Saint Seiya'' (also known as ''Knights of the Zodiac'') and its canonical continuation, ''Saint Seiya: Next Dimension'', two manga series created, written and illustrated by Masam ...

, '' Saint Seiya'' anime series character * Siegfried Kircheis, a character in the series of Japanese science fiction novels '' Legend of the Galactic Heroes'' * Siegfried, a recurring demon in the '' Shin Megami Tensei'' video game series * Siegfried, the Saber of Black in the anime '' Fate/Apocrypha'' *Siegfried of Denesle, a side character in the video game series '' The Witcher''

References

{{given name German masculine given names it:Siegfried ja:ジークフリート (曖昧さ回避) pl:Zygfryd sv:Siegfried

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