| [ 2 syll. sieg-fried, si-egfri-ed ] The boy name Siegfried is pronounced SIYGFRIYD KEY. Siegfried is of Germanic origin and it is used mainly in German. Two-element name derived from sige and fridu with the meanings 'victory' and 'peace, protection, safety' respectively. The name was borne by the legendary dragon-slaying hero Siegfried in the Nibelungenlied, an epic poem in Middle High German; he was known as Sigurd in Norse mythology. It was consequently rather popular in the Middle Ages. It was later revived in the 19th century among other Germanic names, promoted also by the Richard Wagner opera The Ring of the Nibelung (1876), itself based on the medieval legend. Forms of the name include the Scandinavian Sigfrid and the Italian Sigfrido. Another variant of Siegfried is the German pet form Sigi. Siegfried is not popular as a baby boy name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Siegfried include the Scandinavian Sigfrid and the Italian Sigfrido. KEY: English pronunciation for Siegfried: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"
Details of famous persons named Siegfried:
Magicians Siegfried Fischbacher, Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany ; Nordenham, Germany.
Magicians Siegfried and Roy, Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany ; Nordenham, Germany. |
