Sigtrygg (''Sigtryggr'') is an
Old Norse given name
Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements ( stems), by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', meaning "noble", and ', meaning "counsel". The ind ...
, composed of the elements ''sig'' 'victory' and ''trygg'' 'trusty, true'. It is cognate with the Anglo-Saxon
Sihtric.
In Norse-Gaelic Ireland (9th to 11th centuries) rendered as ''Sitric'' or ''Sihtric'' (the patronymic ''Sigtryggsson'' as ''mac Sitriuc'').
The name is only rarely given in modern Scandinavian countries; it is mostly encountered in Iceland, in the form ''Sigtryggur'', with 99 entries for the name in the Icelandic white pages as of 2013.
People called Sigtrygg
The names may refer to any of the following people:
*Sigtryggr, one of the
names of Óðinn according to ''
Óðins nöfn
Óðins nöfn is an anonymous skaldic poem, one of the þulur found in a section called '' Viðbótarþulur'' in ''Skáldskaparmál'' in Snorri Sturluson's ''Prose Edda''.
It lists the names of Odin
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''.
Two versions of ''Viðbótarþulur'', including ''Óðins nöfn'', in Old Norse.
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*Sigtryg, a legendary king of Sweden
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according to ''Gesta Danorum
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''. Father of Gróa
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Attestations ''Prose Edda'' ...
. Slain by Gram
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.
*Kings of Dublin
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:
**Sigtrygg Ivarsson, 888–893
** Sigtrygg Caech (Sigtrygg Gael), 917–921, king of York
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921–927
**Sigtrygg, 941–943
**Sigtrygg Silkbeard
Sigtrygg II Silkbeard Olafsson (also Sihtric, SitricÓ Corráin, p. 123 and Sitrick in Irish texts; or SigtrygWinn, p. 46 and SigtryggrMac Manus, p. 278 in Scandinavian texts) was a Hiberno-Norse king of Dublin (possibly AD 989–994; restor ...
Olafsson, 989–1036
*Sigtrygg Gnupasson
Sigtrygg Gnupasson was semi-legendary a king of Denmark of the House of Olaf who ruled in the 10th century, according to Adam of Bremen.
Sigtrygg was son of Gnupa and the Danish noblewoman Asfrid. According to Adam, he became a Danish king dur ...
, a 10th-century Danish king of the House of Olaf
* Sigtrygg of Nerike, a Swede who met Saint Olaf
*Sitric the Dane, an 11th-century ruler of Waterford
*Sitric mac Ualgairg, king of Breifne 1256/7
*Sigtryggur Baldursson
Sigtryggur Baldursson (born 2 October 1962) is an Icelandic drummer and singer.
Sigtryggur was born in Norway to Icelandic parents. He was a founding member of the Sugarcubes and has been a longtime fixture on the Icelandic punk and alternat ...
, musician, best known as a member of the icelandic band The Sugarcubes
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See also
*Mac Sitric
''Mac Sitric'' is a masculine surname in the Irish language. The name translates into English as "son of ''Sitreac''". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The form ''Nic Sit ...
, Irish masculine surname
*Sitric Roads, Stoneybatter
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, County Dublin
*Irish people
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* Norse people
References
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*Lena Peterson, ''Nordiskt runnamnslexikon'' (2002)
External links
nordicnames.de
Scandinavian masculine given names
Masculine given names