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 [ 2 syll. si-gur(d), sig-u-rd ] The boy name Sigurd is pronounced SIHGerD KEY. Sigurd's language of origin is Old Norse, and it is used largely in the Manx and Scandinavian languages. Two-element name derived from sigr meaning 'victory' ; vardr meaning 'guardian, defender'. Older forms of Sigurd include Sighvardh (Old Norse) and Sigurdr (Old Norse). The name was borne by the legendary dragon-slaying hero Sigurd of the Völsunga saga in Norse mythology; he was known as Siegfried in the Richard Wagner opera The Ring of the Nibelung (1876). Variant forms of the name include the Scandinavian names Sigvard, Sivert, and Sjurd. Another variant of Sigurd is the Scandinavian short form Sigge. See also the related form, the German Siegward. Sigurd is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1901, 0.006% of baby boys were given the name Sigurd. Its ranking then was #935. The baby name has since experienced a drop in frequency, and is of only irregular use today. Within all boy names in its group, Sigurd was nonetheless the most frequently used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Sigurd include the Kurdish and Turkish Serhat, the English Sherwood, the German Sieghard, the German Sieghart, the German Sighard, the French and Italian Socrate, the name Sarad, the Spanish Sarito, the German Siegward, the Scandinavian Sjurd, and the Indian Susruta. KEY: English pronunciation for Sigurd: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"   |
