Sigismund (variants:

Sigmund In Germanic mythology, Sigmund ( , ) is a hero whose story is told in the Völsunga saga. He and his sister, Signý, are the children of Völsung and his wife Hljod. Sigmund is best known as the father of Sigurð the dragon-slayer, though Sigu ...

, Siegmund) is a German proper name, meaning "protection through victory", from

Old High German Old High German (OHG; ) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from around 500/750 to 1050. Rather than representing a single supra-regional form of German, Old High German encompasses the numerous ...

''sigu'' "victory" + ''munt'' "hand, protection".

Tacitus Publius Cornelius Tacitus, known simply as Tacitus ( , ; – ), was a Roman historian and politician. Tacitus is widely regarded as one of the greatest Roman historians by modern scholars. Tacitus’ two major historical works, ''Annals'' ( ...

latinises it ''

Segimundus Julius Segimundus was a nobleman of the Germanic peoples, Germanic Cherusci, a son of Segestes who was a close ally of the Roman Empire. They were followers of the Imperial cult of ancient Rome, imperial cult of Augustus. In this context, Segimund ...

''. There appears to be an older form of the High German word "Sieg" (victory): ''sigis'', obviously Gothic and an inferred Germanic form, and there is a younger form: ''sigi'', which is

Old Saxon Old Saxon (), also known as Old Low German (), was a Germanic language and the earliest recorded form of Low German (spoken nowadays in Northern Germany, the northeastern Netherlands, southern Denmark, the Americas and parts of Eastern Eur ...

''sigu'' (both from about 9th century). A 5th century Prince of Burgundy was known both as ''Sigismund'' and ''Sigimund'' (see Ernst Förstemann, ''Altdeutsche Personennamen'', 1906; Henning Kaufmann, ''Altdeutsche Personennamen'', Ergänzungsband, 1968). Its Hungarian equivalent is Zsigmond. A Lithuanian name

Žygimantas Žygimantas is a Lithuanian masculine given name. It is a two-stem name of Baltic origin consisting of the root and . (retrieved March 3, 2025) The Lithuanian word means a military march from one location to another, while the second part might ...

, meaning "wealth of (military) campaign", from

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Lithuania, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe ** Lithuanian language ** Lithuanians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to Lithuania and the immediate geographical region ** L ...

''žygis'' "campaign, march" + ''manta'' "goods, wealth", has been a substitution of the name ''Sigismund'' in the Lithuanian language, from which it was adopted by the

Ruthenian language Ruthenian (see also #Nomenclature, other names) is an exonymic linguonym for a closely related group of East Slavic languages, East Slavic linguistic Variety (linguistics), varieties, particularly those spoken from the 15th to 18th centuries in ...

as Жыгімонт (such are the cases of

Sigismund Kęstutaitis Sigismund Kęstutaitis (, ; 136520 March 1440) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1432 to 1440. Sigismund was his baptismal name, while his pagan Lithuanian birth name is unknown. He was the son of Grand Duke Kęstutis and his wife Birutė. Aft ...

Sigismund Korybut Sigismund Korybut (; ; ; ; , 1395 – 1435 near Vilkmergė) was a duke and knight from the Korybut dynasty, best known as a military commander of the Hussite army and a governor of Bohemia and Prague during the Hussite Wars. Sigismund was most ...

Sigismund I the Old Sigismund I the Old (, ; 1 January 1467 – 1 April 1548) was List of Polish monarchs, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506 until his death in 1548. Sigismund I was a member of the Jagiellonian dynasty, the son of Casimir IV of P ...

Sigismund II Augustus Sigismund II Augustus (, ; 1 August 1520 – 7 July 1572) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548. He was the first ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and t ...

). The

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

spelling is

Zygmunt Zygmunt, Zigmunt, Zigmund and spelling variations thereof are masculine given names and occasionally surnames. It has the same etymology as the Germanic name Zigmund. People so named include: Given name Medieval period * Sigismund I the Old (1467� ...

, the

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

variant is

Zikmund Zikmund (feminine: Zikmundová) is a Czech given name and surname, a Czech variant of the name Sigismund. Pet forms of the name are Zika and Zíka. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Zikmund of Pernštejn ( – ), Moravian noble ...

, and the variant used in Slovak and

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian ( / ), also known as Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS), is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. It is a pluricentric language with four mutually i ...

is Žigmund.

People

European rulers

* Saint

Sigismund of Burgundy Sigismund (; died 524 AD) was List of kings of Burgundy, King of the Burgundians from 516 until his death. He was the son of king Gundobad and Caretene. He succeeded his father in 516. Sigismund and his brother Godomar were defeated in battle b ...

(died 523), King of the Burgundians *

Sigismund I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau Sigismund I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (died Coswig, 19 January 1405), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst until 1396, when he became the first ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau. H ...

(died 1405) *

King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania *

Sigismund II August Sigismund II Augustus (, ; 1 August 1520 – 7 July 1572) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548. He was the first ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and t ...

King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania *

Sigismund III Vasa Sigismund III Vasa (, ; 20 June 1566 – 30 April 1632 N.S.) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632 and, as Sigismund, King of Sweden from 1592 to 1599. He was the first Polish sovereign from the House of Vasa. Re ...

King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, King of Sweden *

Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg (15 February 1368 – 9 December 1437) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1433 until his death in 1437. He was elected King of Germany (King of the Romans) in 1410, and was also King of Bohemia from 1419, as well as prince-elect ...

(1368–1437), also King of Hungary and King of Bohemia *

(c. 1365–1440), Grand Duke of Lithuania *

(c. 1395-c. 1435), Lithuanian duke who participated in Hussite Wars *

Sigismund II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau Sigismund II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (died aft. 22 May 1452) was a German prince of the House of Ascania The House of Ascania () was a dynasty of German rulers. It is also known as the House of Anhalt, which refers to its longest-held posse ...

(died after 1452) *

Sigismund, Archduke of Austria Sigismund (26 October 1427 – 4 March 1496), a member of the House of Habsburg, was List of rulers of Austria, Duke of Austria from 1439 (elevated to Archduke in 1477) until his death. As a scion of the Habsburg Leopoldian line, he ruled over F ...

(1427–1496), ruler of Further Austria *

Sigismund of Bavaria Sigismund of Bavaria (26 July 1439 – 1 February 1501) was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty. He ruled as Duke of Bavaria-Munich from 1460 to 1467, and then as Duke of Bavaria-Dachau until his death. Biography Sigismund was the third son of ...

(1439–1501), Duke of Bavaria *

Sigismund von Herberstein Siegmund (Sigismund) Freiherr von Herberstein (or Baron Sigismund von Herberstein; 23 August 1486 – 28 March 1566) was a Carniolan diplomat, writer, historian and member of the Holy Roman Empire Imperial Council. He was most noted for his exten ...

(1486–1566), Carniolan diplomat, writer, historian and member of the Holy Roman Empire Imperial Council *

Sigismund of Brandenburg Sigismund of Brandenburg (1538–1566) was Prince-Archbishop of Magdeburg and Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Halberstadt. Life Sigismund was born on 11 December 1538 in Cölln; the son of the Elector of Brandenburg, Joachim II (15 ...

(1538–1566), Prince-Archbishop of Magdeburg and Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Halberstadt *

Sigismund Rákóczi Sigismund Rákóczi (, ; 15445December 1608) was Prince of Transylvania from 1607 to 1608. He was the son of János Rákóczi, a lesser nobleman with estates in Upper Hungary. Sigismund began a military career as the sword-bearer of the wealth ...

(died 1608), briefly Prince of Transylvania *

Sigismund Báthory Sigismund Báthory (; 1573 – 27 March 1613) was Prince of Transylvania several times between 1586 and 1602, and Duchy of Racibórz, Duke of Racibórz and Duchy of Opole, Opole in Silesia in 1598. His father, Christopher Báthory, ruled Transy ...

(1572–1613), Prince of Transylvania *

Sigismund Francis of Austria Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Further Austria (27 November 1630 – 25 June 1665) was the ruler of Further Austria including County of Tyrol, Tyrol from 1662 to 1665. Biography He was born at Innsbruck, the second son of Leopold V, Archduke ...

(1630–1665), ruler of Further Austria *

Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1864-1866) Prince Sigismund of Prussia may refer to: *Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1864–1866): lived 22 months *Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1896–1978) Prince William Victor Charles Augustus Henry Sigismund of Prussia (; 27 November 1896 at Kiel – 14 ...

Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1896–1978) Prince William Victor Charles Augustus Henry Sigismund of Prussia (; 27 November 1896 at Kiel – 14 November 1978 at Esparza, Costa Rica), was the second son of Prince Henry of Prussia and Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine.Eilers, Marlene. ...

* Ishak Bey Kraloğlu or Sigismund of Bosnia (born in the 1450s?), son of King Stephen Thomas of Bosnia *

John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg John Sigismund (; 8 November 1572 – 23 December 1619) was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from the House of Hohenzollern. He became the Duke of Prussia through his marriage to Duchess Anna, the eldest daughter of Duke Al ...

(1572–1618)

Others

Sigismund Albicus Sigismund Albicus () (c.1360 – July 23, 1427) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop of Prague and a Moravian. Albicus was born at Uničov, Moravia, and entered the University of Prague when quite young, taking his degree in medicine in 138 ...

(c. 1360–1427), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Prague *

Sigismund Bachrich Sigismund Bachrich (23 January 1841 – 16 July 1913), aka Sigmund Bachrich or Siegmund Bachrich, was a Hungarian composer, violinist, and violist of Jewish origin. He was born in Žabokreky in 1841. He studied violin at the Vienna Conservato ...

(1841–1913), Hungarian composer, violinist and violist * Sigismund Bacstrom (c. 1750-1805), German doctor, surgeon and scholar of alchemy * Sigismund Payne Best (1885–1978), British secret agent during the First and Second World Wars * Sigismund von Braun (1911–1998), German diplomat and Secretary of State *

Sigismund Danielewicz Sigismund Danielewicz (1847–1927) was a Polish-born Labour movement, labor organizer in the United States and Hawaii, known for his advocacy against anti-Chinese sentiment in the American labor movement. He also worked as an Anarchism, anarch ...

(1847–1927), California trade union organizer and anarchist *

Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud ( ; ; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating psychopathology, pathologies seen as originating fro ...

(1856–1939), Austrian founder of psychoanalysis born Sigismund Schlomo Freud * Sigismund Gelenius (1497–1554), Greek scholar and humanist *

Sigismund Goldwater Sigismund Schulz Goldwater (February 7, 1873 – October 22, 1942)''Deaths of Fellows'' (1943) Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine. 19(3), 224. was a physician and hospital administrator. Biography Goldwater earned his medical degree in ...

(1873–1942), physician, hospital administrator, and New York City Commissioner of Health *

Sigismund von Götzen Sigismund (variants: Sigmund, Siegmund) is a German proper name, meaning "protection through victory", from Old High German ''sigu'' "victory" + ''munt'' "hand, protection". Tacitus latinises it ''Segimundus''. There appears to be an older form of ...

(1576–1650), German diplomat and politician * Sigismund Ernst Hohenwart (1745–1825), Bishop of Linz *

Sigismund Koelle Sigismund Wilhelm Koelle or Kölle (July 14, 1820 – February 18, 1902) was a German missionary working on behalf of the London-based Church Mission Society, Church Missionary Society, at first in Sierra Leone, where he became a pioneer scholar o ...

(1820–1902), German missionary and pioneer scholar of African languages *

Sigismund Ernst Richard Krone Sigismund Ernst Richard Krone was a German naturalist, zoologist, spelunker, archaeologist and researcher born on 18 June 1861 in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony. Having been the discoverer of the Devil's Cave in 1891, he explored and studied the e ...

(1861–1917), German naturalist, zoologist, spelunker, archaeologist and researcher *

Sigismund Mendl Sir Sigismund Ferdinand Mendl (2 December 1866 – 17 July 1945) was a British Liberal Party politician and businessman. Early life Mendl was born in Kensington, the son of Czech-born grain importer and shipowner Ferdinand and Jeanette Rac ...

(1866–1945), British politician *

Sigismund von Neukomm Sigismund Neukomm or Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm ennoblement.html" ;"title="fter ennoblement">fter ennoblement as a knight(10 July 1778, in Salzburg – 3 April 1858, in Paris) was an Austrian composer, conductor and pianist.Slonimsky, Nicholas ...

(1778–1858), Austrian composer and pianist * Sigismund Felix Freiherr von Ow-Felldorf (1855–1936), Bishop of Passau *

Sigismund von Reitzenstein Freiherr Sigismund Karl Johann von Reitzenstein (3 February 1766 in Nemmersdorf – 5 March 1847 in Karlsruhe) was the first minister of state of the Grand Duchy of Baden. From 1781, Reitzenstein studied law in Göttingen and Erlangen before get ...

(1766–1847), first minister of state of the Grand Duchy of Baden * Sigismund von Schlichting (1829–1909), Prussian general and military theorist *

Sigismund von Schrattenbach Sigismund (variants: Sigmund, Siegmund) is a German proper name, meaning "protection through victory", from Old High German ''sigu'' "victory" + ''munt'' "hand, protection". Tacitus latinises it '' Segimundus''. There appears to be an older form ...

(1698–1771), Archbishop of Salzburg *

Sigismund Streit Sigismund Streit (13 April 1687 – 20 December 1775) was an Electorate of Brandenburg merchant and art patron of the 18th century in Venice. Life Born in Berlin, he came to Venice in 1709, where he accumulated substantial wealth. He died c ...

(1687–1775), German merchant and art patron in Venice * Sigismund Zaremba (1861–1915), Polish composer

Fictional characters

* Sigismund, a

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character from the

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'' * Sigismund Arbuthnot, the "mad maths master" in the

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