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Sigfrid m. Old High German sigu 'victory' + Old High German fridu, Old Saxon frithu 'peace'.

The name of the patron saint of Växjö, Sweden.

Austria
Latin
● c1100 Sefridus (nom) UrkStyria 92, Sigfridus (nom) ibid. 89, Sigifridus (nom) ibid. 89; c1130 Sifrit (nom) ibid. 124, Sigifrit (nom) ibid. 124; 1237 Sifridus (nom) hennes-vol1 96; 1277 Sifrido (abl) FRA-XXXL 355
Middle High German
● 1328 Seyfrid (nom) ChronSH p. 24
Czech Republic
Latin
● 1350 Sifrido (abl) chlumecky 159; 1353 Zyfrido (dat) ibid. 106, Zyfridus (nom) ibid. 107; 1358 Siffrido (dat) ibid. 353, p. 35, Syffridus (nom) ibid. 444, p. 38
◑ 1331 Seydlinus (nom) Rössler1 32; 1337 Seidlinus (nom) ibid. 29; 1338 Seidlinus (nom) ibid. 44; 1350 Seydlinus (nom) ibid. 53, Zeydlino (abl) chlumecky 206; 1353 Sycz (nom) ibid. 67, Zaydl (nom) ibid. 93, Zaydlino (dat) ibid. 103; 1354 Seydlinus (nom) Rössler1 56; 1358 Zaydlinus (nom) chlumecky 334, p. 34, Zeydlino (dat) ibid. 333, p. 34
Middle High German
◑ 1335 Seydel (nom) Rössler1 41; c1338 Seidil (nom) ibid. 71; 1338 Seydel (nom) ibid. 65; c1339 Seidel (nom) ibid. 93; 1342 Seydl (nom) ibid. 98; 1349 Seydil (nom) ibid. 48; 1360 Seydlini (gen) ibid. 57; 1364 Seidel (nom) ibid. 59; 1365 Seidlini (gen) ibid. 58; 1370 Seidel (nom) ibid. 62
Estonia
Latin
● 1350 Siffridus (nom) Tiik1977 p. 288, Sywederus (nom) ibid. p. 288, Sywerdus (nom) ibid. p. 288
Middle Low German
● 1389 Segefred BbRT p. 340, Segefryd ibid. p. 339
◑ 1592 Sigga Tiik1977 p. 288
Finland
Early Modern Swedish
● 1548 Siffred (nom) Audén1980 p. 167, Siffrid (nom) ibid. p. 170
France
Latin
● c823 Sicfredus (nom) irminon-vol2 14, Wan, Sigefredus (nom) ibid. 33, Palatiolum; 952x993 Siefredo (abl) St-Barnard-Romans 132; 1350 Sigfrigdus (nom) SDHK no. 6017; 1378 Siffredo (dat) hanquetvol1 1270
Germany
Latin
● 822x875 Seuerit (nom) TradCorb §61, Sifrid (nom) ibid. §77, Sifridus (nom) ibid. §65, Sigifrido (abl) ibid. §137, Sigifridus (nom) ibid. §118; 1064 Sigifridi (gen) quix-vol1 92; 1076 Sigefridi (gen) ibid. 47; 1135 Sifridus (nom) ibid. 64; 1194 Sefridus (nom) ibid. 54; 1211 Sifridus (nom) hennes-vol1 11; 1214 Sifridi (gen) ibid. 15, Sifridus (nom) ibid. 15; 1214x15 Sifridus (nom) ibid. 19; 1215 Sifridi (gen) ibid. 18, Sifridus (nom) quix-vol2 126, Syffridus (nom) hennes-vol1 18; 1216 Sifrido (abl) ibid. 26, Sifridus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. IV, hennes-vol1 20; 1217 Sifridi (gen) ibid. 28, Sifridus (nom) ibid. 28; 1218 Sifridi (gen) ibid. 32, Sifridus (nom) ibid. 30; 1219 Sifridi (gen) ibid. 36, Sifridus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. VII, hennes-vol1 36; 1220 Sigfridi (gen) ibid. 44; 1221 Sifridus (nom) ibid. 58; 1222 Sifridi (gen) quix-vol1 74, Sifridus (nom) ibid. 74; 1225 Sifridus (nom) hennes-vol1 69; 1228 Sifridus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XV; 1231 Sifridus (nom) hennes-vol1 86; 1234 Syfridus (nom) ibid. 89; 1238 Sifridi (gen) CDL-1.1.1 XVII, Sifridus (nom) ibid. XVI; 1245 Sifridus (nom) hennes-vol1 118; 1249 Sifridus (nom) ibid. 131; 1253 Sifridus (nom) ibid. 147; 1254 Siffridus (nom) ibid. 154; 1255 Syfridus (nom) ibid. 157; 1258 Sifrido (abl) ibid. 172; 1259 Siffridus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XXXI, Syfridus (nom) ibid. XXXI; 1264 Sifrido (abl) hennes-vol1 200; 1271 Sifrido (abl) ibid. 215, Sifridus (nom) ibid. 218; 1272 Sifrido (abl) ibid. 222; 1273 Sifrid (gen) ibid. 226, Sifrido (abl) ibid. 229, Sifridus (nom) ibid. 226; 1274 Sifridi (gen) ibid. 236, Sifrido (abl) ibid. 236, Sifridus (nom) ibid. 234, Syfrido (abl) ibid. 234, Syfridus (nom) ibid. 234; 1276 Sifrido (abl) ibid. 247; 1279 Syfridus (nom) ibid. 266; 1280 Sifridus (nom) ibid. 268, Syfridi (gen) ibid. 269, Syfridus (nom) ibid. 269; 1282 Sifrido (abl) ibid. 282, Sifridus (nom) ibid. 281; 1283 Sifrido (abl) ibid. 289; 1284 Sifrido (abl) ibid. 296; 1288 Sifridus (nom) ibid. 311, Syfridi (gen) ibid. 312, Syfrido (abl) ibid. 314, Syfridus (nom) ibid. 312; 1289 Sifridi (gen) ibid. 316, Sifrido (abl) ibid. 316, Sifridus (nom) ibid. 318; 1294 Siffrido (abl) ibid. 330, Syffridi (gen) ibid. 330, Syffridus (nom) ibid. 330; 1298 Syfrido (dat) ibid. 335; 1300 Syffridi (gen) ibid. 346, Syffridus (nom) ibid. 346; 1303 Siffrido (dat) BremUrk2 no. 27, Siffridum (acc) ibid. no. 27, Sifridus (nom) ibid. no. 33; 1342 Sifridus (nom) UrkHan 6; 1394 Sigfridi (gen) SMM p. 186; 1400 Seyfrido (abl) mairhofer DCLXVI; 1401 Sifrido (dat) HD1401 no. 193, Syfrido (dat) ibid. no. 60
Middle High German
● 1293 Sifrid (nom) UrkWitt-II 189
Early New High German
● 1409 Sifride (dat) UrkJen2 19, Syfird (nom) ibid. 19; 1418 Seyfried (nom) mairhofer DCCVII; 1497 Sewfrid Nurn1497 2527, Seyfrid ibid. 2184
◑ 1497 Seitz Nurn1497 548
Italy
Latin
● 1261 Sifridus (nom) FRA-XXXL 209
Latvia
Latin
● 1288 Siffridi (gen) RigSB 521; 1289 Siffrido (dat) ibid. 556; 1290 Siffrido (dat) ibid. 587; 1292 Siffridi (gen) ibid. 37, Siffrido (dat) ibid. 655; 1294 Siffrido (dat) ibid. 246; 1295 Sifridi (gen) ibid. 757, Sifrido (dat) ibid. 61; 1296 Sifridi (gen) ibid. 71; 1299 Sifrido (dat) ibid. 270; 1300 Sifrido (dat) ibid. 406, Sifridus (nom) ibid. 417; 1301 Sifrido (dat) ibid. 836; 1302 Siffrido (dat) ibid. 94; 1303 Siffrido (dat) ibid. 450; 1304 Sifrido (dat) ibid. 900; 1305 Sifrido (dat) ibid. 928; 1307 Ciffridus (nom) ibid. 289, Sifrido (dat) ibid. 113; 1309 Ciffridus (nom) ibid. 292
Poland
Middle High German
● 1332 Seifrieden (dat) SBGlatzer p. 3
◑ 1329x1330 Seidel SBGlatzer p. 2, Seideln (dat) ibid. p. 2; 1336x1337 Zeidelmann ibid. p. 4
Spain
Latin
● 1019 Segfred (nom) CDCB-XV MMCLXXIV, Sicfre (nom) ibid. MMCLXXIV
Sweden
Early Modern Swedish
● 1599 Sigfridz (gen) HGS p. 163
Switzerland
Latin
● 1235 Sicfridus (nom) CLC p. 46
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Sigfrid". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Sigfrid.