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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Siger m. Old High German sigu 'victory' + Old High German heri 'host, army'.

Belgium
Latin
1133 Sigero (abl) CartStBert 13
England
Dutch
1588 Seger AuFr Courcelis; 1590 Seger ibid. Courcelis; 1592 Seger ibid. Courcelis; 1594 Zegher ibid. Corselis; 1596 Zegher ibid. Corselis; 1598 Seger ibid. Courcelis
France
Latin
1378 Sigero (dat) hanquetvol1 no. 84, Sigerus (nom) ibid. no. 84, Sygeri (gen) ibid. 964
Ireland
Latin
fin12thC Sigar (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 10
Spain
Latin
1011 Seger (nom) CDCB-XV MMCLXX
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Siger". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2016/2/name/Siger.