Sigmund, also spelled Siegmund, is a Germanic given name with roots in proto-Germanic *segaz and *mundō, giving a rough translation of "protection through victory".
People with this name Sigmund Ahnfelt, Swedish major general Sigmund Borgundvåg, Norwegian naval architect Sigmund Brouwer, Canadian author Sigmund von Erlach, Swiss military commander Sigmund Fraenkel, Polish-Austrian chemist Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freudenberger, Swiss painter Sigmund von Haimhausen, Bavarian aristocrat Sigmund Hecht (1849–1925), Hungarian-born American Reform rabbi Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson, African-American singer in the Jackson 5 Sigmund Jähn, East German cosmonaut Siegmund Klein (1902–1987), American bodybuilder Sigmund Mifsud, Maltese musician Sigmund Moren, Norwegian philologist Sigmund Mowinckel, Norwegian professor and theologian Siegmund Nimsgern, German bass-baritone Sigmund Rascher, German SS doctor Sigmund Romberg, Hungarian composer Sigmund Ruud, Norwegian ski jumper Sigmund Kvaløy Setreng, Norwegian philosopher and activist Sigmund Skard, Norwegian poet Sigmund Sommer, American builder Sigmund Sternberg, Hungarian-British businessman and philanthropist Sigmund Widmer (1919–2003), Swiss politician Sigmund Zois, Carniolan nobleman
Mythological and fictional characters Sigmund (also Siegmund), a hero in Norse mythology Siegmund, a focal character in Richard Wagner's Die Walküre Sigmund (comics), Doctor Sigmund, a Dutch comics character Siegmund, a fictional lance wielded by Ephraim in video game Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones Sigmund the Sorcerer, a fictional character from the kids' TV show Fanboy & Chum Chum Sigmund, the titular sea monster of the kids' TV show from the 1970s, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
See also Sig (given name) Sigmund (disambiguation), other meanings Sigismund Zygmunt, a list of people with the given name or surname Zygmunt, Zigmunt or Zigmund
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