SIG

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Name Element

Contents 1 Origin and Meaning 1.1 Ancient Germanic 1.2 Old Norse 1.3 Old Swedish 1.4 Swedish 1.5 Gothic 1.6 Old High German 1.7 Old Saxon 1.8 Old English 1.9 Old Frisian 2 Related Names 3 Combinations 4 First Element Forms 5 Last Element Forms 6 References

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Ancient Germanic

*seʒiz = 'victory' ^[1]
*seʒuz = 'victory' ^[1]
sigis- = 'victory' ^[2]

Old Norse

sigr = 'victory' ^{[1] [3]}

Old Swedish

sigher = 'victory' ^[2]

Swedish

seger = 'victory' ^{[2] [4]}

Gothic

sigis = 'victory' ^[3]

Old High German

sigi = 'victory' ^[3]

Old Saxon

sigi = 'victory' ^[3]

Old English

ġe-siġ = 'victory' ^[3]
siġe = 'victory' ^[3]
sigor = 'victory' ^[3]

Old Frisian

sī = 'victory' ^[3]

Related Names

See Siggi and Si and Seger

Combinations

Name Element	Example
BALD	see Sebaldus
BJÖRN	see Sigbiǫrn
BJÖRT	see Sigiberht (German)
BORG	see Sigbiǫrg
BRAND	see *Sigbrandr
BRITT	see Sigbritt
DAN	see Sigdan
DIARF	see SigdiarfR
DIS	see Sigdís
DRIF	see Sigrdríf
EY	see Sigurey
FAST	see Sigfast
FINN	see Sigfinn
FLJOÐ	see Sigurfljóð
FRID	see Sigifrith (German)
FRÍÐ	see *Sigfríðr
FUSS	see Sigfúss
GEIR	see SiggæiRR
GERD	see Siggarðr
GEST	see Sigurgestur
GRIM	see Sigurgrímur
GUNN	see Siggunnr
HADD	see Sigurhaddur
HARD	see Sieghard (German)
HER	see Sigar
HILD	see Siguhilt (German)
HJALM	see SighialmR
HVAT	see Sighvatr
JON	see Sigurjón
KETILL	see Sigkætill
LAUG	see Siglaug
LEIF	see Sigleifr
LEIK	see Sigleik
LID	see Sigurliði
LIND	see Sieglinde (German)
LJUF	see Léofsige
LÖD	see Sigurlöð
MAR	see Sigmarr
MUND	see Sigmundr (Norse) and Sigimunt (German)
NIUT	see Signiútr
NOR	see Signor
NY	see Signý
REIF	see SigræifR
RIK	see SigríkR
RUN	see Sigrún
STEIN	see Sigsten
SVEIN	see Sigursveinn
Tona	see Sigtona
TORD	see Sigþorðr
TRYGG	see SigtryggR
TYR	see Sigtýr
ULF	see SigulfR
UNN	see Sigunnr
VALD	see Sigvaldr
VAR	see *Sigi-waruR
VARD	see *Sigvǫrðr (Norse) and Sigiwart (German)
VEIG	see Sigvæig
VI	see Sigvi
VID	see Sigviðr
VIN	see Sigyn
VÖR	see Sigvǫr
ÞOR	see Sigþórr
ÞORN	see Sigþorn
ÞRUÐ	see Siegtrud (German)

First Element Forms

Se- See- Seg-
Si- Sí-
Sic-
Sie-
Sieg- Sig- *Sig- Sigh-
Sigan-
Sigi- *Sigi- Sigis-
Sigr-
Sigu- Sigur-
Sii-
Siigg-
Sio- Sjo- Sju- Sjug-
Sy- Syg-
Sä-
Søg-

Last Element Forms

-sige

References

1. ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002)
2. ↑ Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)
3. ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
4. ↑ Elias Wessén: Våra ord (1997)