Sieglinde is a
Germanic feminine given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...
. It is derived from two German words or elements. Those being: "sigu" for victory and "lind" for soft, tender, flexible. The diminutive version is "Sigi" or "Siggie".
It is also seen in German mythology. In the saga ''
Nibelungenlied'', Sieglinde was the mother of Siegfried.
Those with the name may refer to:
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Erda Sieglinde Walsh (born 1952), German-born Canadian politician
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Sieglinde Ahrens (born 1936), German organist and composer
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Sieglinde Ammann (born 1946), Swiss Olympic pentathlete
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Sieglinde Cadusch (born 1967), Swiss high jumper
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Sieglinde Gstöhl (born 1964), writer from Liechtenstein
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Sieglinde Hartmann (born 1954), German medievalist
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Sieglinde Hofmann (born 1945), German militant
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Sieglinde Wagner (1921–2003), Austrian operatic contralto
Fictional characters
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Signy, the name of two heroines in two connected legends from Scandinavian mythology
* Sieglinde, a central character in ''
Die Walküre'', the second opera of
Richard 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 Ring cycle
* Sieglinde Sullivan (born 1877), character from the manga and anime
''Black Butler''
See also
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Sieglinde (decoy), a sonar decoy used during the Second World War by German U-boats
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Zelinda (Italian form)
References
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Feminine given names
German feminine given names
Names of Germanic origin