Sigmund (given name)

SigmundPronunciation| /ˈsɪɡmənd/
German: [ˈziːkmʊnt]
Polish: [ˈɕiɡmunt]

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Gender| Male
Language(s)| Germanic languages
Origin
Meaning| Protective Victory
Region of origin| Northwestern and Northern Europe
Other names
Alternative spelling| Siegmund
Nickname(s)| Sig
Derived| segaz "victory" + mundō "hand, protection"
Related names| Sigismund, Zygmunt

Sigmund, also spelled Siegmund, is a Germanic given name with roots in proto-Germanic *segaz and *mundō, giving a rough translation of "protection through victory".[1]

## People with this name

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* Sigmund Ahnfelt, Swedish major general
* Sigmund Borgundvåg, Norwegian naval architect
* Sigmund Brouwer, Canadian author
* Sigmund Fraenkel, Polish-Austrian chemist
* Sigmund Freud, Austrian-Jewish psychologist
* Sigmund Freudenberger, Swiss painter
* Sigmund Hecht (1849–1925), Hungarian-born American Reform rabbi
* Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson, African-American singer in the Jackson 5
* Sigmund Jähn, an East German cosmonaut
* Siegmund Klein (1902–1987), American bodybuilder
* Sigmund Kvaløy Setreng, Norwegian philosopher and activist
* Sigmund Mifsud, Maltese musician
* Sigmund Moren, Norwegian philologist
* Sigmund Mowinckel, Norwegian professor and theologian
* Sigmund Rascher, German SS doctor
* Sigmund Romberg, a Hungarian composer
* Sigmund Ruud, Norwegian ski jumper
* Sigmund Skard, Norwegian poet
* Sigmund Sternberg, Hungarian-British businessman and philanthropist
* Sigmund Sommer, American builder
* Sigmund von Erlach, Swiss military commander
* Sigmund von Haimhausen, Bavarian aristocrat
* Sigmund Widmer (1919-2003), Swiss politician
* Sigmund Zois, Carniolan nobleman

## Mythological and fictional characters

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* Sigmund (also Siegmund), a hero in Norse mythology
* Siegmund, a focal character in Richard Wagner's Die Walküre
* Sigmund (comics), Doctor Sigmund, a Dutch comics character
* Siegmund, a fictional lance wielded by Ephraim in video game Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
* Sigmund the Sorcerer, a fictional character from the kids' TV show Fanboy & Chum Chum
* Sigmund, the titular sea monster of the kids' TV show from the 1970s, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters

## See also

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* Sig (given name)
* Sigmund (disambiguation), other meanings
* Sigismund
* Zygmunt, a list of people with the given name or surname Zygmunt, Zigmunt or Zigmund

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## References

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1. ^ Gauché, Isebell (2012). The A to Z of Names (Revised and Expanded Edition) : Discover the promise your name holds. Cape Town: Struik Christian Media. ISBN 978-1415316269. lemma: Siegmund.