Siward
Siward is a male name. The name is the Nordic form of the name Siegward . Therefore, like this one, it is derived from the Old High German terms “sigu” (victory) and “wart” (guardian).
Siward is the name of the following people:
- Siward or Synardus, legendary Gautic king and father of Awilda
- Siward, Earl of Northumbria († 1055), Earl of Northumbria
- Siward (Bishop) († 1075), Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Rochester
- Siward Barn ( bl. 1066-1087), English resister against William the Conqueror
- Richard Siward († around 1248), English knight