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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Siger m. Old High German sigu 'victory' + Old High German heri 'host, army'.

Belgium
Latin
● 1133 Sigero (abl) CartStBert 13
England
Latin
● 1185x1186 Segari (gen) PR-XXXVI p. 9; 1189 Segari (gen) GASurv p. 219, Segarus (nom) ibid. p. 226
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
● 697 Sicharius (nom) DCEL-2 Add. IX; c823 Sicharius (nom) irminon-vol2 65; 1378 Sigero (dat) hanquetvol1 no. 84, Sigerus (nom) ibid. no. 84, Sygeri (gen) ibid. 964
Ireland
Latin
● fin12thC Segarus (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 21, Segeri (gen) ibid. III, p. 7, Sigar (nom) ibid. III, p. 10
Spain
Latin
● 1011 Seger (nom) CDCB-XV MMCLXX; 1019 Segarius (nom) ibid. MMCLXXIV; 1020 Segario (nom) ibid. MMCLXXV
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Siger". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Siger.