Siegward
Siegward and Siegwart are male given names . Siegwart is also a family name .
variants
- Old Norse : Sigurðr, Sigvọrðr
- Danish : Sievert , Sigurd , Sigurt, Sigvard, Sigvardt, Sigvart, Sivart, Siward , Sivert
- German : Siegwart, Sievert, Siwert
- Faroese : Sigurd, Sigurð, Sigvar, Sívar, Sjúrði, Sjúrður
- Icelandic : Sigurður
- Dutch : Sicco, Sjoerd
- Frisian : Sikko, Siard , Sjard
- Norwegian : Sigurd, Sigvard, Sigvart, Siver, Sivert, Sjugurd, Sjur, Sjurd, Syver, Syvert
- Swedish : Segol, Sifuert, Sigvard, Siuhl, Siurd, Sivar, Sivard, Siver, Sivert, Sjul, Sjur, Sjurd
Origin and meaning
The name Siegward comes from Old High German. It is made up of “sigu” (victory) and “wart” (guardian).
Name days
In Sweden, both the February 25 and the 25. September Name Days for Siegward . In Finland it is only celebrated on September 25th.
Name bearer
First name:
- Siegwart-Horst Günther (1925–2015), German doctor and tropical medicine
- Siegwart Lindenberg (* 1941), German-Dutch social scientist
- Siegward Lönnendonker (* 1939), German political scientist, works on the extra-parliamentary opposition
- Siegward Lychatz (1939–2008), German cycling training scientist
- Sigward von Minden (11th century – 1140), Bishop of Minden
- Siegward Sprotte (1913–2004), German painter
Family name:
- Constantin Siegwart-Müller (1801–1869), Swiss party leader, leader of the ultramontanes, leader of the Sonderbund
- Hugo Siegwart (1865–1938), Swiss sculptor
- Josef Siegwart (1929–2011), Swiss religious, theologian and church historian
- Roland Siegwart (* 1959), Swiss robotics
Literary figure:
- Siegwart. A monastery story , novel by Johann Martin Miller , 1776