Sigfrido

  • [ seeg-FREE-do (Italian), seeg-FREE-dho (Spanish) ]
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Italian and Spanish form of SIEGFRIED.

SIEGFRIED   male   German, Germanic Mythology
Derived from the Germanic elements sigu "victory" and frid "peace". Siegfried was a hero from Germanic legend, chief character in the 'Nibelungenlied'. He secretly helped the Burgundian king Günther overcome the challenges set out by the Icelandic queen Brünhild so that Günther might win her hand. In exchange, Günther consented to the marriage of Siegfried and his sister Kriemhild. Years later, after a dispute between Brünhild and Kriemhild, Siegfried was murdered by Hagen with Günther's consent. He was stabbed in his one vulnerable spot on the small of his back, which had been covered by a leaf while he bathed in dragon's blood. His adventures were largely based on those of the Norse hero Sigurd. The story was later adapted by Richard Wagner to form part of his opera 'The Ring of the Nibelung' (1876).
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Sigifrid
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Sigfrøðr
GERMAN: Siegfried
GERMANIC MYTHOLOGY: Siegfried
ITALIAN: Sigfrido
POLISH: Zygfryd
SPANISH: Sigfrido
SWEDISH: Sigfrid
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
FRISIAN: Sikke
GERMAN: Sigi
SWEDISH: Sigge