Signe or Signy is a feminine given name used in the

Nordic Nordic most commonly refers to: * Nordic countries, the northern European countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, and their North Atlantic territories * Scandinavia, a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern ...

and

Baltic countries The Baltic states or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term encompassing Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All three countries are members of NATO, the European Union, the Eurozone, and the OECD. The three sovereign states on the eastern co ...

, derived from

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 ...

''sigr'' (victory) and ''nýr'' (new), which may refer to: *

Signe (Finnish princess) Signe was a legendary Finnish princess mentioned in ''Gesta Danorum''. The realm of her father, Sumble was invaded by the Danish king, Gram of Denmark, but after noticing her, Gram halted the invasion and proposed to her. Before the marriage ...

, a legendary Finnish princess *

Signy Signy or Signe (, sometimes known as ) is the name of two heroines in two connected legends from Norse mythology which were very popular in medieval Scandinavia. Both appear in the Völsunga saga, which was adapted into other works such as Wagne ...

, two heroines in Norse mythology and two lesser-known characters in Norse sagas *

Signy Aarna Signy Aarna (born 4 October 1990) is an Estonian footballer who plays as a forward for Finnish club Åland United and for the Estonia national team. She previously played for Finnish club Pallokissat and FC Lootos of the Estonian Naiste Mei ...

(born 1990), Estonian footballer *

Signe Amundsen Signe Amundsen Finsland (9 June 1899 - 13 May 1987) was a Norwegian operatic soprano. She studied singing in her native country with the soprano Mimi Hviid before making her professional debut at the Gamle Logen in Oslo in 1920. She then pursued ...

(1899–1987), Norwegian operatic soprano *

Signy Arctander Signy Arctander (26 October 1895 – 23 September 1971) was a Norwegian statistician and economist. She worked for Statistics Norway from 1920 until her retirement in 1965, and from 1960 to 1963 was acting director. Arctander studied and pu ...

(1895–1971), Norwegian statistician and economist * Signe Asmussen (born 1970), Danish singer *

Signe Baumane Signe Baumane (born 7 August 1964) is a Latvian animator, artist, illustrator and writer, currently living and working in New York City. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, she was a 2005 Fellow in Film of the Ne ...

(born 1964), Latvian animator, artist, illustrator and writer *

Signe Bergman ''Signe'' Wilhelmina Ulrika Bergman (10 April 1869 – 9 May 1960) was a Swedish Feminism, feminist. She was the chairperson of the National Association for Women's Suffrage (Sweden), National Association for Women's Suffrage (LKPR) which was the ...

(1869–1960), Swedish suffragette * Signe Brander (1869–1942), Finnish photographer * Signe Bro (born 1999), Danish swimmer *

Signe Brunnström Signe Brunnstrom (birth name: Anna Signe Sofia Brunnstrom; 1898–1988) was a Swedish-American physiotherapist, scientist and educator. She is best known for her discovery of the sequence of stages of recovery from hemiplegia after stroke, which la ...

(1898–1988), Swedish-American physiotherapist, scientist and educator * Signe Bruun (born 1998), Danish footballer *

Signy Coleman Signy Coleman (born July 4, 1960), sometimes credited as Signey Coleman, is an American former actress. She is known mainly for work in television, with a recurring role on ''The Young and the Restless''. Background Coleman was born in Ross, Ca ...

(born 1960), American actress *

Signy Stefansson Eaton Signy Hildur Eaton (; July 1, 1913 – September 10, 1992) was a Canadian socialite, art collector and philanthropist. She was married to John David Eaton, of the Eaton family of Toronto. Biography Signy Hildur Stefansson was born in Winnipeg, M ...

(1913–1992), Canadian socialite, art collector and philanthropist * Signy Fardal (born 1961), Norwegian editor-in-chief of ''Elle'' magazine * Signe Gaupset (born 2005), Norwegian footballer *

Signe Giebelhausen Signe Giebelhausen (c. 1811-1879) was a Norwegian (originally Danish) stage actress. She was active at the Christiania Offentlige Theater and the Christiania Theatre in Oslo in 1833-73. She was married to the actor Christian Giebelhausen. Alongs ...

(1811–1879), Danish-Norwegian actress *

Signe Häggman Signe Amalia Häggman (29 April 1863, Jyväskylä -26 June 1911, Helsinki), was a Finnish pedagogue. She is regarded as a pioneer within the physical education of disabled people in Finland.kansallisbiografia Suomen kansallisbiografia (National B ...

(1863–1911), Finnish pioneer of physical education of the disabled *

Signe Hammarsten-Jansson Signe "Ham" Hammarsten-Jansson (née Hammarsten, 1 June 1882 – 6 July 1970) was a Swedish-Finnish graphic artist who designed, among other things, around 220 Finnish postage stamps during the course of three decades.''Suomen postimerkkitaiteilij ...

(1882–1970), Swedish-Finnish graphic artist *

Signe Hasso Signe Eleonora Cecilia Hasso ( Larsson; 15 August 1915 – 7 June 2002) was a Swedish actress. Early life Hasso was born in the Kungsholmen parish of Stockholm in 1915. Her father and grandfather died when she was four, and her mother, gran ...

(1915–2002), Swedish actress *

Signe Hebbe Signe Amanda Georgina Hebbe (30 July 1837 – 14 February, 1925) was a Swedish operatic soprano and instructor. Life Signe Hebbe was born in Värnamo to the journalist Vendela Hebbe and Clemens Hebbe. Education In 1848, at the age of ele ...

(1837–1925), Swedish singer and actress *

Signý Hermannsdóttir Signý Hermannsdóttir (born 16 January 1979) is an Icelandic former basketball player. She was named the Icelandic Women's Basketball Player of the Year in 2003 and was a six-time selection to the Úrvalsdeild kvenna Domestic All-First Team. ...

(born 1979), Icelandic basketball player *

Signe Hofgaard Signe Hofgaard Tveteraas (2 April 1901 – 9 January 1998) was a Norwegian dancer, choreographer and organizational leader. She was born in Fredrikshald, and was married to dentist and artist Vilhelm Tveteraas from 1928. Her daughter Tone w ...

(1901–1998), Norwegian dancer, choreographer and organizational leader *

Signe Horn Fuglesang Signe Horn Fuglesang (born 1938) is a Norwegian art historian and professor emerita at the University of Oslo, best known for her published research and writings on Viking art. She is a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The ...

(born 1938), Norwegian art historian and professor *

Signe Hornborg Signe Ida Katarina Hornborg (8 November 1862, Turku – 6 December 1916, Helsinki) was a Finnish architect. Upon her reception of her architectural diploma in 1890, she became the first official female architect in the world. Biography A bishop ...

(1862–1916), Finnish architect (possibly the first qualified female architect) *

Signe Howell Signe Lise Howell (15 July 1942 – 26 January 2025) was a Norwegian social anthropologist. Background Howell was born in Tinn to physician Finn Oddvar Lie and Lise Thomassen. She was married to performance artist Anthony Howell from 1970 to ...

(born 1942), Norwegian social anthropologist * Signe Iversen (born 1956), Norwegian Sami language consultant and children's author *

Signe Johansson-Engdahl Signe Dagmar Charlotta Johansson-Engdahl (27 May 1905 – 9 May 2010) was a Swedish diver. She competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 192 ...

(1905–2010), Swedish diver *

Signe Kivi Signe Kivi (born 24 February 1957 in Tallinn) is an Estonian textile artist and politician. She has been a member of the IX, X and XIV Riigikogu. From 1999 to 2002 she was the Minister of Culture. In 1980 she graduated from the Estonian Academ ...

(born 1957), Estonian textile artist and politician * Signe Klinting (born 1990), Danish orienteer * Signe Kongebro (born 1972), Danish architect and educator * Signe Livbjerg (February 1980), Danish sport sailor * Signe Lund (1868–1950), Norwegian composer *

Signe Nielsen Signe Nielsen is a landscape architect and a founding principal at Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects in New York City, US. She is also a professor of urban design and landscape architecture at Pratt Institute and an active participant in New Y ...

, American landscape architect *

Signe Øye Signe Øye (born 2 June 1945 in Nord-Aukra) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 1993, and was re-elected on three occasions. On the local level she was a member of Hobøl ...

(born 1945), Norwegian politician * Signe Paisjärv (1940–2016), Estonian table tennis player * Signe Pierce (born 1989), American multimedia artist-performer *

Signe Relander Signe Relander ( Österman; 19 August 1886 – 31 May 1962) was the wife of Finland's second president, Lauri Kristian Relander, serving as the First Lady of Finland from 1925 until 1931. The couple met while she was still at secondary school ...

(1886—1962), First Lady of Finland (1925—1931) *

Signe Rink Nathalie Sophia Nielsine Caroline Rink (née Møller; 24 January 1836 – 19 April 1909) was a Danish writer and ethnologist. Together with her husband Hinrich, she founded Greenland's first newspaper, '' Atuagagdliutit'', in 1861. She is credit ...

(1836–1909), Danish writer and ethnologist * Signe Ronka (born 1988), Latvian-Canadian figure skater *

Signe Scheel Signe Scheel (1860–1942) was a Norwegian painter. Biography Scheel was born 23 November 1860 in Hamar Municipality, Hamar. She studied with Christian Krohg in Norway, with Karl Gussow in Berlin, Germany, and with Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret at the A ...

(1860–1942), Norwegian painter * Signe Marie Stray Ryssdal (1924–2019), Norwegian lawyer and politician *

Signe Søes Signe Søes (born 1983) is a Danish orienteering competitor. She won a silver medal in the short distance at the 2003 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Põlva. She placed fourth in the sprint, 10th in the middle and 12th in the long dis ...

(born 1983), Danish orienteer * Signe Marie Store (born 1995), Norwegian freestyle wrestler *

Signe Svendsen Signe Svendsen (born 16 October 1974) is a Danish singer. She took part in Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the duo formation Rollo & King singing " Never Ever Let You Go" that was runner-up in the competition. She has developed a solo career wi ...

(born 1974), Danish singer * Signe Swensson (1888–1974), Norwegian physician and politician * Signe Toksvig (1891–1983), Danish writer *

Signe Tollefsen Signe Tollefsen is an American–Dutch singer-songwriter, settled in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Her music has been described as folk rock. Biography Growing up in Utrecht, the Netherlands, as the child of an American father and a Dutch mother, ...

(born 1981), American-Dutch singer-songwriter *

Signe Toly Anderson Signe Toly Anderson ( ; born Signe Toly; September 15, 1941 – January 28, 2016) was an American singer who was one of the founding members of the American rock band Jefferson Airplane. Early life Signe Toly was born in Seattle, Washington on ...

(1941–2016), American singer of Jefferson Airplane * Signe Trosten (born 1970), Norwegian biathlete * Signe Veiteberg, Norwegian fashion model * Signe Weisert (1923–2000), Norwegian politician * Signe Wilkinson (born 1950), American editorial cartoonist *

Signe Wirff Signe Wirff (4 November 1887 – 18 December 1956) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1921 and 1955. Selected filmography * '' House Slaves'' (1933) * '' Adventure in Pyjamas'' (1935) * '' A Cruise in th ...

(1887–1956), Swedish actress

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