Sigrid Explained
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| Sigrid |
| Gender: | Female |
| Meaning: | "Victory" and "Beautiful" |
| Region: | Scandinavia |
| Language origin: | Old Norse |
| Alternative Spelling: | Siri |
| Nickname: | Sigge |
| Shortform: | Sig |
| Petname: | Sigi |
| Variant Forms: | Siiri |
| Related Names: | Zigrīda |
Sigrid is a Scandinavian given name for women from Old Norse Sigríðr,composed of the elements sigr "victory" and fríðr "beautiful".[1] Common short forms include Siri, Sigga, Sig, and Sigi. An Estonian and Finnish variant is Siiri. The Latvian version of the name is Zigrīda.
People
- Sigrid (singer), Norwegian singer
- Princess Sigrid of Sweden, Swedish princess
- Sigrid Alegría, Chilean actress
- Sigrid Alexandersen (born 1995), Norwegian orienteer
- Sigrid Agren, French fashion model
- Sigrid Banér, Swedish letter writer
- Sigrid Björkegren (1845 – 1936), Swedish entrepreneur
- Sigrid Borge (born 1995), Norwegian javelin thrower
- Sigrid Brahe, Swedish countess
- Sigrid Brattabø Handegard (born 1963), Norwegian politician
- Sigrid D. Peyerimhoff, a German chemist
- Sigrid Elmblad (1860 – 1926), a Swedish journalist and poet
- Sigrid Eskilsdotter (Banér), a Swedish noble
- Sigrid Fick, a Swedish tennis player
- Sigrid af Forselles (1860—1935), Finnish sculptor
- Sigrid Fronius (1942), German author, journalist and feminist
- Sigrid Fry-Revere, American bioethicist
- Sigrid Augusta Green (1920–2012), was a British code breaker, Norwegian resistance member[2]
- Sigrid Gurie, Norwegian-American actress
- Sigrid Grajek (1963), German actor and cabaret actress.
- Sigrid the Haughty, Swedish, possibly Slavic, queen of Sweden, Denmark, and England
- Sigrid Helliesen Lund (1892–1987), Norwegian peace activist
- Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish painter
- Sigrid Hjørnegård (born 1965), Norwegian politician
- Sigrid Holmquist, Swedish actress
- Sigrid Holmwood, British artist
- Sigrid Hunke, German author
- Sigrid Huun (born 1952), Norwegian actress
- Sigrid Kaag, Dutch diplomat and politician
- Sigrid Kirchmann, Austrian high jumper
- Sigrid Kruse (1867–1950), Swedish educator, children's writer and suffragist
- Sigrid Lidströmer, Swedish novelist
- Sigrid Moldestad (born 1972), Norwegian folk singer and musician
- Sigrid Nunez, American novelist
- Sigrid Sepp, Estonian swimmer
- Sigrid Schmidt (born 1930), German ethnologist and folklorist
- Sigrid Schultz, American war correspondent
- Sigrid Sparre, Swedish lady-in-waiting
- Sigrid Stray (1893–1978), Norwegian barrister and women's rights proponent
- Sigrid Sture, Swedish governor
- Sigrid Thornton, Australian actress
- Sigrid Bonde Tusvik (born 1980), Norwegian television presenter and entertainer
- Sigrid Undset, Norwegian novelist and Nobel Prize winner
- Sigrid Valdis, American actress
- Sigrid Wille, German skier
- Sigrid Wolf, Austrian skier
Other meanings
- 1493 Sigrid, an asteroid
- Storm Sigrid, in Britain and Ireland in November 2024
See also
External links
- Web site: All for Parents: Sigrid . 2008-02-11 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20080720060432/http://www.alltforforaldrar.se/svenskanamn/visa/15207/sigrid . 2008-07-20 . sv.
- "Sigrid", BehindTheName.com.
Notes and References
- http://svenskanamn.alltforforaldrar.se/visa/Sigrid Svenska namn - Allt för föräldrar
- Web site: SIGRID GREEN . 2023-10-25 . Lancashire Telegraph . en.
