Sigeweard

Gender Masculine
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1][2]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old English elements sige "victory" and weard "guard, guardian", making it a cognate of Sigurd.

Related Names

Rootssige + weard
Other Languages & CulturesSigurd(Danish) Sjoerd, Sieuwerd(Dutch) Sjoerd(Frisian) Siegward(German) Sigiward, Siward(Germanic) Sigurður(Icelandic) Sievert(Low German) Sigurd, Sigurðr(Norse Mythology) Sigurd, Sivert, Sjurd(Norwegian) Sigiwardaz(Old Germanic) Sigurðr(Old Norse) Sigurd, Sigvard, Sigge, Sivert(Swedish)

Categories

defence, success, victory

Sources & References

  1. Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
  2. Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 423.
Entry updated December 1, 2024