Sigeberht

Gender Masculine
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1]

Meaning & History

Means "bright victory", derived from Old English sige "victory" and beorht "bright" (a cognate of Siegbert). This was the name of a king of Wessex. The name fell out of use after the Norman Conquest.

Related Names

Rootssige + beorht
Other Languages & CulturesSiegbert, Sigi(German) Sigibert(Germanic) Sigiberhtaz(Old Germanic)

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   strong   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

kings, light, saints, success, victory

Sources & References

  1. Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
Entry updated December 7, 2022