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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; 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.