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Sigkætill m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
sigr "victory" and
ketill "cauldron hat, helmet".
Sigketill m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
sigr "victory" combined with Old Norse
kettil "kettle, cauldron" (see also
Kettil).
Siglaug f Old NorseCombination of Old Norse
sigr "victory" and
laug "bathing for religious purification" but could also be derived from the Germanic element
*-lauz- "enter into marriage, give holy vows".
Sigleifr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
sigr "victory" and
leifr "descendant, heir".
Siglorel m LiteratureThis is the name of a Muslim Saracen killed by the Archbishop Turpin in "La Chanson de Roland," the poem about the noble defense of the French army against the Muslim Saracens. Siglorel was a sorcerer, who, allegedly, had "gone to the devil and back."
Signar m Norwegian, SwedishDerived from Old Norse
sigr "victory" combined with Old Norse
harja or
herr "army".
Sigobert m Germanic, HistoryVariant of
Sigisbert. Sigobert the Lame was a 6th-century king of Cologne and a grandson of Clovis I through his father Childebert I.
Sigram m GermanicDerived from Old High German sigu "victory" (a younger form of Gothic sigis, see
Sigisbert) combined with hraban or hramn "raven."
Sigrdríf f Norse Mythology, Old NorseOld Norse name meaning "victory-bringer" or "inciter to victory", the first element from
sigr "victory" (the second element perhaps related to
drífa "driven snow, snowdrift"; compare
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Sigríkr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
sigr "victory" and
ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich".
Sigþrúðr f Old NorseDerived from the Old Norse elements
sigr "victory" and *
þrúðr, possibly from Proto-Norse *
þrúþi "strength, power, force" (also appearing in myth as the name of the goddess Þrúðr, daughter of Þórr and Sif).
Sigtryggr m Old NorseOld Norse combination of
sigr "victory" and
tryggr "trusty, true, safe".
Sigun f SwedishCombination of Old Norse name elements
sigr "victory" and
unna "to love".
Sigurást f IcelandicFrom Old Norse
sigr "victory" (Icelandic
sigur) and
ást "love, affection".
Sigurhans m IcelandicCombination of Old Norse
sigr "victory" and the name
Hans. This was borne by Icelandic photographer Sigurhans Vignir (1894-1975).
Sigurörn m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), PetDerived from Old Norse
sigr "victory" and
ǫrn "eagle". This was the name given to a white-tailed eagle that was rescued from drowning by a 12-year-old girl in Kirkjufellslón lagoon in Iceland in 2006 (the eagle was found to have damaged tail feathers, was rehabilitated and returned to the wild); the incident received some media coverage in Iceland.
Sigurrós f IcelandicDerived from the Icelandic words
sigur meaning "victory" and
rós "rose" (perhaps the Icelandic vernacular form of
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Sigurveig f IcelandicDerived from the Old Norse elements
sigr meaning "victory" and
veig meaning "strong, powerful". This is an Icelandic form of the Old Norse name
Sigveig.
Sigvæig f Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
sigr "victory" and
veig "power, strength".
Sigviðr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
sigr "victory" combined with Old Norse
viðr "tree".
Sigyn f Norse Mythology, SwedishMeans "victorious girl-friend" from the Old Norse elements
sigr "victory" and
vinr "friend" (feminine
vina). In Norse mythology Sigyn was the wife of the trickster god Loki. When he was chained to a rock by the other gods, Sigyn stayed by her husband's side, holding a basin over his face to catch the venom dripping from a serpent that
Skaði had fastened above him; still a few drops fell onto Loki, causing him to writhe in pain so violently that he caused earthquakes... [
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Sihah m ArabicMeans "complete, perfect, whole" in Arabic.
Siham f ArabicMeans "arrows" in Arabic, from سَهْم
(sahm) meaning "arrow, dart".
Sihamoni m KhmerThis is the name of King of Cambodia, Norodom Sihamoni.
Sihana f Albanian (Rare)Derived from Albanian
si "as; like" and Gheg Albanian
hanë, a variant of
hënë "moon".
Sihong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丝 (sī) meaning "silk" and
鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, vast".
Sihyun f & m Korean (Modern)From Sino-Korean(Hanja) 時(shi) meaning "Exellent, Great, Good" or 詩(shi) meaning "Poetry, Beautiful, Elegant" and 賢(hyeon) meaning "Wise, Good, Better".... [
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Şiir m & f TurkishMeans "poetry, verse, song" in Turkish.
Sijing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
思 (sī) meaning "think, consider, ponder" and
憬 (jǐng) meaning "awaken",
静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" or
婧 (jìng) meaning "modest".
Sijuola f YorubaMeans "wealth opener" or "open the eyes of wealth" in Yoruba.
Sil m & f Dutch, West FrisianIn the case of a male bearer, this name is probably (but not certain) a short form of a Germanic name containing the Old High Germanic element
sigu "victory" (a younger form of Gothic
sigis, see
Sigisbert)... [
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Sila m & f ThaiMeans "rock, stone" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit शिला
(shila).
Silawan f ThaiFrom Thai ศิลา
(sila) meaning "stone, rock" and วรรณ
(wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Silence f & m English (Archaic), English (Puritan), Romani (Archaic), AfricanSimply from the English word
silence, from Middle English from Old French, from Latin
silentium, from
silere ‘be silent’. A popular virtue name amongst the Puritans in the 17th century, it was usually given to girls (very occasionally to boys), ultimately taken from the admonition of Saint Paul: "Let the women learn in silence, with all subjection." Translated into Latin it became
Tace, which "in its turn developed into
Tacey"... [
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Silene f English (Rare)After a large genus of flowering plants that contains almost 900 species. It's commonly known as the campion or catchfly. It's also the feminine form of Silenus.
Silesia f GermanThe name Silesia is derived from the former Prussian province
Silesia (in German:
Schlesien).... [
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Silga f Latvian (Rare)Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of
Selga, a variant of
Ilga and a purely phonetic coinage.
Silian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
思 (sī) meaning "think, consider, ponder" and
恋 (liàn) meaning "love, yearn for".
Siling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丝 (sī) meaning "silk, fine thread" and
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Siliu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
思 (sī) meaning "think, consider, ponder" and
琉 (liú) meaning "sparkling stone".
Siljan m MacedonianFrom the Macedonian mythology. It's a name of the mythical hero who transforms into stork and travels south in the distant lands. It has a bottle with magic liquid/water that transforms him back into human... [
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Silken f EnglishFamous bearer is Canadian champion rower Silken Laumann (born 1964).