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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Sigfrid m. Old High German sigu 'victory' + Old High German fridu, Old Saxon frithu 'peace'.

The name of the patron saint of Växjö, Sweden.

Austria
Latin
● 1237 Sifridus (nom) hennes-vol1 96
Czech Republic
Latin
● 1350 Sifrido (abl) chlumecky 159; 1353 Sycz (nom) ibid. 67, Zyfrido (dat) ibid. 106, Zyfridus (nom) ibid. 107
Estonia
Middle Low German
● 1389 Segefred BbRT p. 340, Segefryd ibid. p. 339
France
Latin
● c823 Sigefredus (nom) irminon-vol2 33, Palatiolum; 1378 Siffredo (dat) hanquetvol1 1270
Germany
Latin
● 822x75 Seuerit (nom) TradCorb §61, Sifrid (nom) ibid. §77, Sifridus (nom) ibid. §65, Sigifrido (abl) ibid. §137, Sigifridus (nom) ibid. §118; 1064 Sigifridi (gen) quix-vol1 92; 1076 Sigefridi (gen) ibid. 47; 1135 Sifridus (nom) ibid. 64; 1194 Sefridus (nom) ibid. 54; 1211 Sifridus (nom) hennes-vol1 11; 1214 Sifridi (gen) ibid. 15, Sifridus (nom) ibid. 15; 1214x15 Sifridus (nom) ibid. 19; 1215 Sifridi (gen) ibid. 18, Syffridus (nom) ibid. 18; 1216 Sifrido (abl) ibid. 26, Sifridus (nom) ibid. 20; 1217 Sifridi (gen) ibid. 28, Sifridus (nom) ibid. 28; 1218 Sifridi (gen) ibid. 32, Sifridus (nom) ibid. 30; 1219 Sifridi (gen) ibid. 36, Sifridus (nom) ibid. 36; 1220 Sigfridi (gen) ibid. 44; 1221 Sifridus (nom) ibid. 58; 1222 Sifridi (gen) quix-vol1 74, Sifridus (nom) ibid. 74; 1225 Sifridus (nom) hennes-vol1 69; 1231 Sifridus (nom) ibid. 86; 1234 Syfridus (nom) ibid. 89; 1400 Seyfrido (abl) mairhofer DCLXVI; 1401 Sifrido (dat) HD1401 no. 193, Syfrido (dat) ibid. no. 60
Early New High German
● 1418 Seyfried (nom) mairhofer DCCVII; 1497 Sewfrid Nurn1497 2527, Seyfrid ibid. 2184
◑ 1497 Seitz Nurn1497 548
Latvia
Latin
● 1292 Siffridi (gen) RigSB 37; 1295 Sifrido (dat) ibid. 61
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