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Sievert (name)
Sievert is a Low German, low German given name or a surname. Variants * Danish language, Danish: Sivart, Sivert (other), Sivert * Faroese language, Faroese: Sívar * Norwegian language, Norwegian: Siver, Sivert, Syver, Syvert * Swedish language, Swedish: Sifuert, Sivar, Sivard, Siver, Sivert, Severt, Sigvard, Sigurd Origin and meaning The name ''Sievert'' is the low German version of the name Siegward. Both names descend from the Old High German, old high German terms "sigu" (victory) and "wart" (guardian). Saint's days * Sweden: 25 February (''Sivert'') * Norway: 2 April (''Sivert'') Notable people Surname *Claus Sievert (1949–2009), German-born American printmaker and illustrator *Hans-Heinrich Sievert (1909–1963), German decathlete *Helmut Sievert (1914–1945), German footballer *Jacqueline Sievert (born 1956), Swiss gymnast *José Joaquín Chaverri Sievert (born 1949), Costa Rican diplomat *Mike Sievert (born 1969), American business executive *Paul Siever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low German
: : : : : (70,000) (30,000) (8,000) , familycolor = Indo-European , fam2 = Germanic , fam3 = West Germanic , fam4 = North Sea Germanic , ancestor = Old Saxon , ancestor2 = Middle Low German , dia1 = West Low German , dia2 = East Low German , iso2 = nds , iso3 = nds , iso3comment = (Dutch varieties and Westphalian have separate codes) , lingua = 52-ACB , map = Nds Spraakrebeet na1945.svg , mapcaption = Present day Low German language area in Europe. , glotto = lowg1239 , glottoname = Low German , notice = IPA Low German or Low Saxon (in the language itself: , and other names; german: Plattdeutsch, ) is a West Germanic language variety spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern part of the Netherlands. The dialect of Plautdietsch is also spoken in the Russian Mennonite diaspora worldwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
