Sigríður is one of the most frequently given female names in

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patronym A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, ...

s are used only if disambiguation is required.

Notable people

* Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir (born 1977), Icelandic composer *

Arna Sigríður Albertsdóttir Arna Sigríður Albertsdóttir (born 8 June 1990) is an Icelandic handcyclist. Formerly a multi-sport athlete, she took up handcycling after being paralyzed in a skiing accident in 2006. In 2015, she became the first Icelandic athlete to compete ...

(born 1990), Icelandic handcyclist * Grandma Lo-Fi (1930 – 2011), Icelandic musician *

Sigga Sigríður María Beinteinsdóttir, better known as Sigga Beinteins, is an Icelandic singer who competed for her native country in the Eurovision Song Contest three times. She was born on 26 July 1962 in Reykjavík. She got three 12-point votes ...

, Icelandic singer *

Sigríður Á. Andersen Sigríður Ásthildur Andersen (born 21 November 1971) is an Icelandic politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Justice of Iceland from 2017–2019. She resigned as minister of justice in March 2019 after the European Court of Human Ri ...

(born 1971), Icelandic politician *

Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir (born 14 May 1946) is an Icelandic politician and former Minister for the Environment in the cabinet of Halldór Ásgrímsson The Cabinet of Halldór Ásgrímsson in Iceland was formed 15 September 2004. Cab ...

(born 1946), Icelandic politician *

Sigríður Ásdís Snævarr Sigríður Ásdís Snævarr (born 23 June 1952) is an Icelandic diplomat and was the first woman to be appointed as an ambassador by Iceland, serving as ambassador to Sweden from 1991 to 1996. Education Sigríður was a fellow at Harvard Russian ...

(born 1952), Icelandic diplomat *

Sigríður Dúna Kristmundsdóttir Sigríður Dúna Kristmundsdóttir (born 1952) is a professor of anthropology at the University of Iceland. Professional career Sigríður Dúna completed her B.Sc. (Econ) in Anthropology in 1975 from the London School of Economics and Politica ...

(born 1952), Icelandic anthropologist *

Sigríður Hagalín Sigríður Hagalín (7 December 1926 – 26 December 1992) was an Icelandic actress. She gained global popularity for her portrayal of Stella in the 1991 film Children of Nature. She was nominated for European Film Award for Best Actress and the f ...

(1926–1992), Icelandic actress * Sigríður J. Friðjónsdóttir (born 1961), Icelandic prosecutor *

Sigríður Jóhannesdóttir Sigríður Jóhannesdóttir (born 10 June 1943) is an Icelandic politician and former member of the Althing. A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, she represented the Reykjanes constituency from July 1996 to May 2003. Sigríður was born ...

(born 1943), Icelandic politician *

Sigríður Lára Garðarsdóttir Sigríður Lára Garðarsdóttir (born 11 March 1994), often nicknamed "Sísí", is an Icelandic former Association football, footballer who played most of her career as a midfielder in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna (football), Úrvalsdeild kvenna, th ...

(born 1994), Icelandic footballer *

Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir (born 29 May 1968) is an Icelandic economist and politician. She is a former member of parliament of the Althing and a former member of the board of the National Bank of Iceland. She represents the Social Democ ...

(born 1968), Icelandic politician *

Sigríður Sigurjónsdóttir Sigríður Sigurjónsdóttir (born 27 September 1960) is a professor of Icelandic Linguistics at the University of Iceland. Professional experience Sigríður completed a BA in General Linguistics and Icelandic from the University of Iceland ...

(born 1960), Icelandic academic *

Sigríður Tómasdóttir Sigríður Tómasdóttir (1871–1957) was an Icelandic environmentalist whose activism helped preserve Gullfoss waterfalls, protecting it from industrialization. She is widely seen as Iceland's first environmentalist and is memorialized on a scu ...

(1871–1957), Icelandic environmentalist *

Sigríður Þorláksdóttir Baxter Sigríður Björk Þorláksdóttir Baxter (born May 27, 1977) is an Icelandic retired Alpine skier and football player. Alpine skiing Sigríður competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in the women's slalom and was the Icelandic national champion ...

(born 1977), Icelandic skier *

Sigríður Þorsteinsdóttir Sigríður Þorsteinsdóttir (1841–1924) was an Icelandic editor and publisher.Björg Einarsdóttir, Úr ævi og starfi íslenskra kvenna: útvarpserindi II. (Reykjavík: Bókrún 1986) She founded, managed and published the monthly women's ma ...

(1841–1924), Icelandic editor *

Sigríður Zoëga Sigríður Geirsdóttir Zoëga ( – ) was an Icelandic photographer. She was one of the most prominent photographers in Iceland in the first half of the 20th century. Early life and education Sigríður Zoëga was born on in Reykjavík, the ...

(1889–1968), Icelandic photographer

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