Sigmund
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Old High German sigu 'victory' + Old English mund 'protector', Old Saxon mund, Old High German munt 'hand, protection'.
The name of a 5th C prince of Burgundy, a 6th C king of Burgundy and saint, a 15th C Holy Roman emperor, a 15th C grand duke of Lithuania, two 16th C kings of Poland, and a 16th C king of Sweden.
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 905 Sigmundum (acc) HambUrk-vol1 XXVI
- Early New High German
- ● 1403 Sigmunds (gen) mairhofer DCLXXIV;
1410 Sigmund (nom) ibid. DCXCI;
1419 Sigmund (gen) ibid. DCCIX;
1497 Sigmund Nurn1497 432
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1522x1532 Sigismundus (nom) DSF p. 52, 31
- Poland
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- Latin
- ● 1552 Sigismundus (nom) SRPol p. 299
- Sweden
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- Old Swedish
- ● 1383 Sigmundz (gen) SRA-vol2 no. 1938
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Sigmund". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Sigmund.