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

Belgium
Latin
● 1133 Sigero (abl) CartStBert 13; 1138 Sygerus (nom) ibid. 14; 1187 Sygerus (nom) ibid. 25
Middle Dutch
● 1336 Segers (gen) RSG1336-39 p. 4, Segre (dat) ibid. p. 8, Segren (dat) ibid. p. 2, Zeghere (dat) ibid. p. 11, Zegheren (dat) ibid. p. 9; 1383 Zegher (nom) MPSA p. 20; 1384 Zegher (nom) ibid. p. 20; 1433 Zegher (nom) ibid. p. 34; 1435 Zegher (nom) ibid. p. 35; 1437 Zegher (nom) ibid. p. 36; 1440 Zegher (nom) ibid. p. 37; 1443 Zegher (nom) ibid. p. 38; 1448 Zegher (nom) ibid. p. 39; 1450 Zegher (nom) ibid. p. 40; 1451 Zegher (nom) ibid. p. 40; 1453 Zegher (nom) ibid. p. 41; 1458 Zegher (nom) ibid. p. 43
England
Latin
● 1185x1186 Segari (gen) PR-XXXVI p. 9; 1189 Segari (gen) GASurv p. 219, Segarus (nom) ibid. p. 226, Sigarus (nom) ibid. p. 220; 1222 Sigari (gen) StPaulDom p. 20
Dutch
● 1572 Seger AuFr Scherberch; 1574 Seijgers (gen) ibid. Schebens; 1580 Segher ibid. Hues; 1588 Seger ibid. Courcelis; 1590 Seger ibid. Courcelis; 1592 Seger ibid. Courcelis; 1593 Segher ibid. Lijbaert; 1594 Zegher ibid. Corselis; 1596 Segher ibid. Libert, Zegher ibid. Corselis; 1598 Seger ibid. Courcelis
France
Latin
● 697 Sicharius (nom) DCEL-2 Add. IX; 699 Sicharius (nom) Chart7th p. 570; c823 Sicharius (nom) irminon-vol2 65; 1088 Sigeri (gen) CartSPL1 VI; 1090 Sigeri (gen) ibid. VII; 1101 Sigeri (gen) ibid. X; 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
The Netherlands
Latin
● 834 Siger (nom) OrkGZ no. 30; 1258 Sygero (dat) OHZI-II no. 44
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 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Siger.