Sieglinde (first name)
Sieglinde is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
The name Sieglinde is composed of the Germanic name elements sigi "Sieg" and linde "gentle, soft, mild".
Sieglinde is Siegfried's mother in the Nibelungen saga, as well as in Richard Wagner's opera Die Walküre .
variants
- Sieglind
- Siglind
- Siglinde
- Zyglinda (Polish)
- Ségolène (French)
Well-known namesake
Sieglind:
- Sieglind Ellger-Rüttgardt (* 1941), German professor for general rehabilitation education and education for the disabled
- Sieglind Spieler (* 1934), German writer and poet
Sieglinde:
- Sieglinde Ahrens (* 1936), German organist and university professor
- Sieglinde Ammann (* 1946), Swiss long jumper, discus thrower and pentathlete
- Sieglinde Bräuer (1942–2012), Austrian ski racer
- Sieglinde Cadusch (* 1967), Swiss high jumper
- Sieglinde Dick (Sieglinde Franzke; 1943–2003), first female jockey in the GDR, endurance rider and writer
- Sieglinde Ehard (1916–2008), Bavarian Ministerial Officer
- Sieglinde Feldhofer (* 1985), Austrian opera singer (soprano)
- Sieglinde Frank (* 1937), German author and Swabian dialect poet
- Sieglinde Frieß (* 1959), German politician (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen) and trade union official
- Sieglinde Gahleitner (* 1965), Austrian lawyer and judge at the Constitutional Court
- Sieglinde Grüll (1942–2017), Austrian author
- Sieglinde Gstöhl (* 1964), Liechtenstein university professor
- Sieglinde Hartmann (* 1945), German specialist in German
- Sieglinde Heppener (* 1934), German politician (SED, later SPD)
- Sieglinde Hofmann (* 1945), German terrorist (RAF)
- Sieglinde Prell (* 1953), German table tennis player
- Sieglinde Puttrich-Gurth (* 1937), German doctor and politician
- Sieglinde Rosenberger (* 1957), Austrian political scientist
- Sieglinde Schneider (*?), German singer (dramatic soprano)
- Sieglinde Scholz-Amoulong (* 1945), German feature writer and director
- Sieglinde Seele (* 1942), German monument researcher
- Sieglinde Trannacher (1961–2015), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Sieglinde Wagner (1921–2003), Austrian contralto
- Sieglinde Winkler (* 1966), Austrian ski racer
- Sieglinde Zehetbauer (*?), German singer (soprano)
Siglind:
- Siglind Bruhn (* 1951), German musicologist and concert pianist
Siglinde:
- Siglinde Bolbecher (1952–2012), Austrian historian, researcher in exile and poet
- Siglinde Harreis-Langer (1937–2008), German journalist and moderator, see Sigi Harreis
- Siglinde Kallnbach (* 1956), German artist
- Siglinde Porsch (1932–2013), German association official
- Siglinde Schaub (* 1940), German politician (PDS, Die Linke)
Others
Sieglinde is also a well-known variety of potato .