Siegfried is a German-language male given name, composed from the Germanic elements ''sig'' "victory" and ''frithu'' "protection, peace". The German name has the

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

cognate ''Sigfriðr, Sigfrøðr'', which gives rise to Swedish ''Sigfrid'' (hypocorisms ''Sigge, Siffer''), Danish/Norwegian ''Sigfred''. In Norway, ''Sigfrid'' is given as a feminine name.nordicnames.de
official statistics at Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, https://www.ssb.no; Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, https://www.scb.se/ The name is medieval and was borne by the legendary dragon-slayer also known as

Sigurd Sigurd ( ) or Siegfried (Middle High German: ''Sîvrit'') is a legendary hero of Germanic heroic legend, who killed a dragon — known in Nordic tradition as Fafnir () — and who was later murdered. In the Nordic countries, he is referred t ...

. It did survive in marginal use into the modern period, but after 1876 it enjoyed renewed popularity due to

Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most o ...

's ''Siegfried''. Notable people with the name include:

Medieval

Siegfried, Count of Merseburg Siegfried (died 3 December 937) was the Count and Margrave of Merseburg from an unknown date before 934 until his death. He does not appear with the title of margrave in contemporary royal charters and diplomas, so the title was informal and neve ...

(died 937) * Siegfried I the Older, Count of Walbeck (died 990) * Siegfried, Count of the Ardennes (c. 922–998), founder of Luxembourg * Siegfried I, Count of Stade (before 929–after 961) * Siegfried (bishop of Piacenza) (died 1031) * Siegfried II, Count of Stade (c. 956–1037) *

Sigfrid of Sweden Saint Sigfrid of Sweden (, , , ) was a missionary-bishop in Scandinavia during the first half of the 11th century. Originally from England, Saint Sigfrid is credited in late medieval king-lists and hagiography with performing the baptism of the ...

(died 1045), English missionary to Sweden and patron saint of Växjö * Siegfried I, Count of Sponheim (c. 1010–1065) * Siegfried I (archbishop of Mainz) (died 1084) * Siegfried of Ballenstedt (c. 1075–1113) * Siegfried IV, Count of Northeim-Boyneburg and Homburg (fl. 12th century) *

Siegfried (archbishop of Bremen) Siegfried of Anhalt (c. 113224 October 1184) was born as the third son of Sophie of Winzenburg and her husband Albert the Bear, then Count of Anhalt, of the House of Ascania. In 1168 he was elected Archbishop of Bremen. Afterward he became Pri ...

(1132–1184) * Siegfried III, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde (c. 1155 – 1206) * Siegfried II (archbishop of Mainz) (died 1230) * Siegfried III (archbishop of Mainz) (died 1249) *

Siegfried I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst Siegfried I ( – 25 March 1298), a member of the House of Ascania, ruled as the first Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst from 1252 until his death. Life Siegfried was the youngest son of Prince Henry I, Count of Anhalt, He ...

(c. 1230 – 1298) *

Siegfried II of Westerburg Siegfried (or Sigfrid) II of Westerburg (before 1260 – 7 April 1297, in Bonn) was Archbishop of Cologne from 1275 to 1297. Siegfried was the second son of Siegfried IV, Count of Runkel in Westerburg (died 1266). His older brother was Henry (' ...

(before 1260–1297) *

Siegfried II of Querfurt Siegfried II of Querfurt (mid 13th century – 5 May 1310) was the Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim from 1279 to 1310. Biography Siegfried was born to a noble family from the city Querfurt (which now belongs to Saxony-Anhalt). He was head of the chap ...

(died 1310) *

Siegfried von Feuchtwangen Siegfried von Feuchtwangen (died 1311) was the 15th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, serving from 1303 to 1311. Von Feuchtwangen was born in Feuchtwangen in Middle Franconia, and was a relative of the earlier Grand Master Konrad von F ...

(died 1311), 15th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights *

Sigfrid of Pannonhalma Sigfrid (; 1300s – 11 March 1365) was a Hungarian Benedictine friar and prelate in the 14th century, who served as Abbot of Garamszentbenedek from 1330 to 1355, then Abbot of Pannonhalma from 1355 until his death. He was a leading figure of the ...

(died 1365), Hungarian abbot

Modern

Siegfried Lipiner Siegfried Salomo Lipiner (24 October 1856 – 30 December 1911) was a writer and poet from Austria-Hungaryhttps://mahlerfoundation.org/mahler/contemporaries/siegfried-lipiner/ whose works made an impression on Richard Wagner and Friedrich Niet ...

(1856–1911), Austrian poet and author *

Siegfried Wagner Siegfried Helferich Richard Wagner (6 June 18694 August 1930) was a German composer and conductor, the son of Richard Wagner. He was an opera composer and the artistic director of the Bayreuth Festival from 1908 to 1930. Life Siegfried Wagner ...

(1869–1930), German composer, conductor, and opera director, son of Richard Wagner * Siegfried "Fritz" Flesch (1872–1939), Austrian saber fencer *

Siegfried Translateur __NOTOC__ Salo Siegfried Translateur, or Siegfried "Salo" Translateur, (19 June 1875 – 1 March 1944) was a German conductor and composer of waltzes, marches, and other light dance music. Today he is most famous for his ' waltz, which became ...

(1875–1944), Austrian composer of dance music *

Siegfried Sassoon Siegfried Loraine Sassoon (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was an English war poet, writer, and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front (World War I), Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World ...

(1886–1967), English poet, named Siegfried by his mother because of her love of Wagner's operas * Siegfried Aram (1891–1978), German lawyer and cultural politician * Siegfried Kasche (1903–1947), German Nazi Storm Trooper officer and ambassador executed for war crimes * Siegfried Fehmer (1911–1948), German Nazi Gestapo officer executed for war crimes * Siegfried Seidl (1911–1947), Austrian Nazi commander of the Theresienstadt concentration camp executed for war crimes * Siegfried Lowitz (1914–1999), German actor * Siegfried Rapp (1915–1982), one-armed German pianist * Siegfried Buback (1920–1977), Attorney General of Germany * Siegfried Lenz (1926–2014), German writer * Siegfried Böhm (1928–1980), East German politician * Siegfried Ziering (1928–2000), German-born American business executive, playwright and philanthropist * Siegfried Rauch (1932–2018), German actor * Siegfried Fischbacher (1939–2021), German-American magician * Siegfried Jerusalem (born 1940), German operatic tenor * Siegfried Bernfeld (1892–1953), Austrian psychologist, educator, and writer * Siegfried Kracauer (1889–1966), German writer, journalist, sociologist, cultural critic, and film theorist

Fictional characters

or Siegfried, the legendary dragon-slaying hero in '' Nibelungenlied'' ** Siegfried, leading character in the opera of the same name ** ''Die Nibelungen: Siegfried'', the first of Fritz Lang's two-film series, '' Die Nibelungen'' * Siegfried, a character in '' History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi'' * Siegfried (''Get Smart''), fictional character in 1960s American spy comedy television series ''Get Smart'' * Siegfried, a principal character in the ballet ''

Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoje ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, links=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failu ...

'' * Siegfried Farnon, one of the main characters in All Creatures Great and Small *

Siegfried Siegfried is a German-language male given name, composed from the Germanic elements ''sig'' "victory" and ''frithu'' "protection, peace". The German name has the Old Norse cognate ''Sigfriðr, Sigfrøðr'', which gives rise to Swedish ''Sigfrid' ...

, a character in the ''Soulcalibur'' series of fighting games * Dubhe Alpha Siegfried, ''

Saint Seiya , also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It ...

'' anime series character * Siegfried Kircheis, a character in the series of Japanese science fiction novels ''

Legend of the Galactic Heroes , sometimes abbreviated as ''LOTGH'', ''LOGH'', ''LGH'' or in Japanese (and also depicted as ''Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel'' in the anime intro), is a series of Epic (genre), epic science fiction novels written by Yoshiki Tanak ...

'' * Siegfried, a recurring demon in the ''

Shin Megami Tensei ''Megami Tensei'', marketed internationally as ''Shin Megami Tensei'' (formerly ''Revelations''), is a Japanese media franchise created by Aya Nishitani, Kouji Okada, Kouji "Cozy" Okada, Ginichiro Suzuki, and Kazunari Suzuki. Primarily developed ...

'' video game series * Siegfried, the Saber of Black in the anime '' Fate/Apocrypha'' *Siegfried of Denesle, a side character in the video game series '' The Witcher''

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