Sigrid is a

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swe ...

n given name for women from

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is 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 of Scandinavia and t ...

''Sigríðr'', composed of the elements ''sigr'' "victory" and ''fríðr'' "beautiful".Svenska namn - Allt för föräldrar
/ref> Common short forms include Siri, Sigga, Sig, and Sigi. An Estonian and Finnish variant is Siiri. The Latvian version of the name is Zigrīda.

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* Sigrid (singer), Norwegian singer * Princess Sigrid of Sweden, Swedish princess * Sigrid Alegría, Chilean actress *

Sigrid Alexandersen Sigrid Alexandersen (born 1995) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. At the 2018 European Orienteering Championships in Cadempino she won a bronze medal in the sprint relay with the Norwegian team, achieved a fourth place in the women's relay ...

(born 1995), Norwegian orienteer *

Sigrid Agren Sigrid Agren is a French model from Martinique, who rose to prominence during the Elite Model Look in 2006. Early life Agren was born and raised in Martinique, to a Swedish father and a French mother. She entered the Elite Model Look in Fr ...

, French fashion model * Sigrid Banér, Swedish letter writer * Sigrid Björkegren (1845 – 1936), Swedish entrepreneur *

Sigrid Borge Sigrid Borge (born 3 December 1995 in Hausvik) is a Norwegian athlete specialising in the javelin throw. She represented her country at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the final. Her personal best in the event is 63.28 metr ...

(born 1995), Norwegian javelin thrower * Sigrid Brahe, Swedish countess * Sigrid Brattabø Handegard (born 1963), Norwegian politician *

Sigrid D. Peyerimhoff Sigrid Doris Peyerimhoff (born 12 January 1937, in Rottweil) is a theoretical chemist and Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Bonn, Germany. Education After completing her '' abitur'', Peyerim ...

, a German chemist * Sigrid Elmblad (1860 – 1926), a Swedish journalist and poet *

Sigrid Eskilsdotter (Banér) Sigrid Eskilsdotter (Banér) (died 1527), was a Swedish noble, the mother of the Swedish regent Christina Gyllenstierna and the maternal grandmother of King Gustav Vasa of Sweden. Biography Sigrid Eskilsdotter was the daughter of Eskil Isaksso ...

, a Swedish noble * Sigrid Fick, a Swedish tennis player * Sigrid af Forselles (1860—1935), Finnish sculptor * Sigrid Fry-Revere, American bioethicist * Sigrid Gurie, Norwegian-American actress *

Sigrid the Haughty Sigrid the Haughty (Old Norse:''Sigríðr (hin) stórráða''), also known as ''Sigrid Storråda'' (Swedish), is a Scandinavian queen appearing in Norse sagas. Sigrid is named in several late and sometimes contradictory Icelandic sagas composed g ...

, 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 Sigrid Kirchmann (born March 29, 1966 in Bad Ischl) is a former high jumper from Austria, best known for winning Austria's first ever medal at the World Championships in Athletics. She did so in 1993, finishing third behind two Cubans. Also compe ...

, 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 Sigrid Nunez is an American writer, best known for her novels. Her seventh novel, '' The Friend'', won the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction. She is on the faculty of the MFA Creative Writing Program at Hunter College (CUNY). Biography Sigr ...

, American novelist * Sigrid Sepp, Estonian swimmer * Sigrid Schultz, American war correspondent * Sigrid Sparre, Swedish lady-in-waiting * Sigrid Stray (1893–1978), Norwegian barrister and women's rights propenent *

Sigrid Sture Sigrid Svantesdotter Sture (13 December 1538, Mörkö, Södermanland – 16 March 1613), was a Swedish noble, Governor (häradshövding) of Stranda Hundred from 1577 to 1613. She was the daughter of Svante Stensson Sture and Märta ("king Mar ...

, 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 Sigrid Wille (born 2 November 1969 in Wangen im Allgäu, Baden-Württemberg) is a German cross-country skier who competed from 1991 to 1999. She has won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in ...

, German skier * Sigrid Wolf, Austrian skier

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