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 dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlement ...

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 Merovin ...

. 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 (died 990) * Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes (c. 922–998), founder of Luxembourg * Siegfried I, Count of Stade (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 (c. 956–1037) * Sigfrid of Sweden (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 Carinthian ducal House of Sponheim (''Spanheimer'') and all of its lateral branches, including the Counts of Lebenau and the Counts of Ortenburg. He is documented as ...

(c. 1010–1065) * Siegfried I (archbishop of Mainz) (died 1084) * Siegfried of Ballenstedt (c. 1075–1113) * Siegfried IV, Count of Northeim-Boyneburg and Homburg (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 ...

(c. 1155 – 1206) * Siegfried II (archbishop of Mainz) (died 1230) *

Siegfried III (archbishop of Mainz) Siegfried III von Eppstein (died 9 March 1249) was Archbishop of Mainz from 1230 to 1249. He in 1244 granted freedom to the citizens of Mainz, who subsequently could run their affairs more independently though their own council; in law it remained ...

(died 1249) *

Siegfried I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst Siegfried I ( – 25 March 1298), a member of the House of Ascania, ruled as the first Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst from 1252 until his death. Life Siegfried was the youngest son of Prince Henry I of Anhalt by his wife Irmgard, daughter of the Ludov ...

(c. 1230 – 1298) *

Siegfried II of Westerburg Siegfried (or Sigfrid) II of Westerburg (before 1260 – 7 April 1297, in Bonn) was Archbishop of Cologne from 1275 to 1297. Siegfried was the second son of Siegfried IV, Count of Runkel in Westerburg (died 1266). His older brother was Henry ('' ...

(before 1260–1297) *

Siegfried II of Querfurt Siegfried II of Querfurt (mid 13th century – 5 May 1310) was Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim from 1279 to 1310. Biography Siegfried was from a noble family of Querfurt (which now belongs to Saxony-Anhalt). He was head of the chapter at the Cathed ...

(died 1310) *

Siegfried von Feuchtwangen Siegfried von Feuchtwangen (died 1311) was the 15th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, serving from 1303 to 1311. Von Feuchtwangen was born in Feuchtwangen in Middle Franconia, and was a relative of the earlier Grand Master Konrad von Feuc ...

(died 1311), 15th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights *

Sigfrid of Pannonhalma Sigfrid ( hu, Szigfrid; 1300s – 11 March 1365) was a Hungarian Benedictine friar and prelate in the 14th century, who served as Abbot of Garamszentbenedek from 1330 to 1355, then Abbot of Pannonhalma from 1355 until his death. He was a leading ...

(died 1365), Hungarian abbot

Modern

* Siegfried Lipiner (1856–1911), Austrian poet and author *

Siegfried Wagner Siegfried Helferich Richard Wagner (6 June 18694 August 1930) was a German composer and conductor, the son of Richard Wagner. He was an opera composer and the artistic director of the Bayreuth Festival from 1908 to 1930. Life 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 Siegfried Aram (real name Abraham, * May 28, 1891 in Heilbronn; † 1978 in New York) was a German lawyer, cultural politician, art collector and art dealer. Early life Siegfried Aram was a son of the merchant Sigmund Abraham and Thekla, née Gr ...

(1891–1978), German lawyer and cultural politician *

Siegfried Kasche Siegfried Kasche (18 June 1903 – 7 June 1947) was an ambassador of the German Reich to the Independent State of Croatia and ''Obergruppenführer'' of the ''Sturmabteilung'' (SA), a paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party. Kasche was the proposed ru ...

(1903–1947), German Nazi Storm Trooper officer and ambassador executed for war crimes *

Siegfried Fehmer Siegfried Wolfgang Fehmer (10 January 1911 – 16 March 1948) was a German Schutzstaffel, ''SS'' officer during World War II. He was stationed in Norway during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, occupation by Nazi Germany, and by the end of ...

(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, ...

(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 Siegfried Jerusalem (born 17 April 1940) is a German operatic tenor. Closely identified with the heldentenor roles of Richard Wagner, he has performed Siegfried, Siegmund, Lohengrin, Parsifal, and Tristan to wide acclaim. Since the 1990s, he ha ...

(born 1940), German operatic tenor

Fictional characters

or Siegfried, the legendary dragon-slaying hero in ''

Nibelungenlied The ( gmh, Der Nibelunge liet or ), translated as ''The Song of the Nibelungs'', is an epic poem written around 1200 in Middle High German. Its anonymous poet was likely from the region of Passau. The is based on an oral tradition of Germani ...

'' ** 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 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Syun Matsuena. Matsuena first published a manga titled ''Tatakae! Ryōzanpaku Shijō Saikyō no Deshi'', which ran in Shogakukan's ''Shōnen Sunday Super'' from 1999 to 2002. ''Shijō S ...

'' * 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 , also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It w ...

'' anime series character * Siegfried Kircheis, a character in the series of Japanese science fiction novels ''

Legend of the Galactic Heroes , sometimes abbreviated as ''LOTGH'', ''LOGH'' or in Japanese (and also depicted as ''Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel'' in the anime intro), is a series of science fiction novels written by Yoshiki Tanaka. In humanity's distant fu ...

'' * 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 ''The Witcher'' ( pl, Wiedźmin ) is a series of six fantasy novels and 15 short stories written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The series revolves around the eponymous "witcher", Geralt of Rivia. In Sapkowski's works, "witchers" are be ...

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