Sjur is a short form of the

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

masculine given name

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 Merovin ...

originating from the

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

given name ''Sigurðr'' which means "victory" and "guarding". Sjur is also used as a surname, but is very rare.

People with the given name

Sjur Aasmundsen Sexe Sjur Aasmundsen Sexe (14 August 1808 – 17 February 1888) was a Norwegian mineralogist and educator. Biography Sexe was from Ullensvang parish in Hordaland, Norway. He was the son of Aamund Sjursen Sexe (1769–1864) and Brita Torsteinsdatt ...

(1808–1888), Norwegian mineralogist * Sjur Brækhus (1918–2009), Norwegian legal scholar and judge * Sjur Hansen Halkjeldsvik (1787–??), Norwegian politician *

Sjur Helgeland Sjur Larsson Helgeland (19 August 1858 − 12 April 1924) was a Norwegian hardingfele fiddler and composer. Biography He was born at Voss in Hordaland, Norway. His parents were Lars Olsson Hirt (1823-1908) and Brita Helgeland (1820-98). He gr ...

(1858–1924), Norwegian hardingfele fiddler and composer from Voss * Sjur Hopperstad (1930–2015), Norwegian politician for the Centre Party * Sjur Jarle Hauge (born 1971), Norwegian football coach and former player * Sjur Johnsen (1891–1978), Norwegian wrestler * Sjur Lindebrække (1909–1998), Norwegian banker and Conservative Party of Norway politician *

Sjur Loen Sjur Loen (born 19 May 1958, in Oppdal) is a Norwegian curler and world champion. He participated on the winning team in the demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics. International championships Loen is two times world ...

(born 1958), Norwegian curler and world champion *

Sjur Røthe Sjur Røthe (born 2 July 1988) is a Norwegian cross-country skier. He is a three-time World champion. Career He made his World Cup debut in March 2009 in Trondheim, but did not finish the race, and collected his first World Cup points in Novembe ...

(born 1988), Norwegian cross-country skier *

Sjur Refsdal Sjur Refsdal (30 December 1935 – 29 January 2009) was a Norwegian astrophysicist, born in Oslo. He is best known for his pioneer work on gravitational lensing, including the Chang-Refsdal lens. Biography In 1970 he earned a doctorate at the ...

(1935–2009), Norwegian astrophysicist, born in Oslo * Sjur Torgersen (1946–2005), Norwegian ambassador and diplomat {{given name Norwegian masculine given names no:Sjur nn:Sjur