| [ 2 syll. si-gmun(d), sig-mu-nd ] The boy name Sigmund is pronounced as SIHGMahND KEY. Sigmund is mainly used in the English and German languages, and its language of origin is Germanic. Sigmund has the meaning victorious defender. Two-element name derived from the elements 'sige' meaning victory ; 'munt' meaning protection, protector. An original form of Sigmund is the Latinized Segimundus. The name was borne in Norse mythology by the heroic Sigmund; his story was recorded in the Völsunga saga, a late 13th century Icelandic prose. He was also the father of Siegfried the dragon-slaying hero, and the brother of Signy. The name was later popularized through Richard Wagner's The Valkyrie, the second of four operas in The Ring of the Nibelung (1876), itself based on the medieval legend. The name was also made known from the Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud (Shlomo Sigismund Freud, 1856-1939). The name was introduced to English speakers before the Norman conquest; after the conquest it was again introduced but was often confused with the name Simon due to the similarity in spelling, and it soon fell into disuse. The name was again introduced to English speakers from Germany in the late 19th century. The German Siegmund, the Italian Sigismondo, the German Sigismund, the Czech Zikmund, the Hungarian Zsigmond, and the Polish Zygmunt are variant forms of the name. Sigmund is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1912 with 0.018% of baby boys being given the name Sigmund. Its ranking then was #431. The baby name has since dropped out of favor, and is today used on a very light scale. Among all boy names in its group, Sigmund was nonetheless the most frequently used in 2007. Baby names that sound like Sigmund include the English Sandy, the Italian Sante, the Italian Santo, the Finnish Santtu, the German Siegmund, the German Sigismund, the Scottish Simidh, and the Italian Sigismondo. KEY: Pronunciation for Sigmund: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"
A famous person named Sigmund is Psychiatrist Sigmund Freud, born Sigismund Freud, 6 May 1856 - 23 September 1939, Freiberg, Moravia. |
