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The origin of the name lies in German.
Siegfried is pronounced as ZEEK-freet
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Siegfried is German name of Germanic origins. It is derived from the Germanic words 'sige', which means 'victory', and 'fridu', which means 'peace, protection or safety'.
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Meaning
Derived from the Old
German elements sigu "victory" and fridu "peace".
Siegfried was a hero from
German legend, the chief character
In the Nibelungenlied.
He secretly helped the Burgundian king
Gunther overcome the challenges set out by the Icelandic queen
Brunhild so that
Gunther might win her hand.
In exchange,
Gunther consented to the marriage of
Siegfried and his sister
Kriemhild. Years later, after a dispute between
Brunhild and
Kriemhild,
Siegfried was murdered by
Hagen with
Gunther'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.
He is a parallel to the Norse hero
Sigurd. The story was later adapted by
Richard Wagner to form part of his opera The
Ring of the Nibelung (1876).
Origin
German, Germanic Mythology
Pronunciation
/ˈziːk.fʁiːt/(German)