Sigrid
Sigrid /ˈsiːɡrɪd/ is a Scandinavian given name for women from Old Norse Sigríðr, meaning "victory", "wisdom", and "beautiful".[1] Sigrid = Sigr + fríðr ("victory" and "beautiful", respectively). Common nicknames include Siri, Sigga, Sig, Sigi, Siggy, Silggian, Siririgrid, Syd, Sid[citation needed], and Sickan. The Latvian version of the name is Zigrīda.
The following people have the given name Sigrid:
- Princess Sigrid of Sweden, a Swedish princess
- Sigrid Alegría, a Chilean actress
- Sigrid Agren, a fashion model
- Sigrid Banér, Swedish letter writer
- Sigrid Brahe, Swedish countess
- Sigrid D. Peyerimhoff, a German chemist
- Sigrid Eskilsdotter (Banér), a Swedish noble
- Sigrid Fick, a Swedish tennis player
- Sigrid Fry-Revere, an American bioethicist
- Sigrid Gurie, an American actress
- Sigrid the Haughty, a Swedish, possibly Slavic, queen of Sweden, Denmark, and England
- Sigrid Hjertén, a Swedish painter
- Sigrid Holmquist, a Swedish actress
- Sigrid Holmwood, a British artist
- Sigrid Hunke, a German author
- Sigrid Kaag, a Dutch diplomat
- Sigrid Kirchmann, an Austrian high jumper
- Sigrid Lidströmer, a Swedish novelist
- Sigrid Nunez, an American novelist
- Sigrid Schultz, an American war correspondent
- Sigrid Sparre, Swedish lady-in-waiting
- Sigrid Sture, Swedish governor
- Sigrid Thornton, an Australian actress
- Sigrid Undset, a Norwegian novelist
- Sigrid Valdis, an American actress
- Sigrid Wille, a German skier
- Sigrid Wolf, an Austrian skier
See also
References
External links
- "All for Parents: Sigrid". Archived from the original on 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
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