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View Name: Sigismund


SIGISMUND
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: German, Ancient Germanic
Meaning & History
Form of SIGMUND in which the first element is sigis, an older form of sigu. Saint Sigismund was a 6th-century king of the Burgundians. This was also the name of kings of Poland and a ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Siegmund, Sigmund (German), Sigimund (Ancient Germanic)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Sigmundr (Ancient Scandinavian), Zikmund (Czech), Sigmund (English), Zsiga, Zsigmond (Hungarian), Zygmunt (Polish), Sigmund (Scandinavian), Žigmund (Slovak), Sigge (Swedish)



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