Sigríður

Sigríður is a female Icelandic name.

Origin and Meaning

Sigríður is a modern Icelandic version of the name of the Old Norse name Sigríðr, which can be traced back to * Sigfríðr. The latter can be decomposed into SIG with the meaning of victory and Frid with the main meaning beautiful.

In Iceland the name Sigríður was the third most common female first name after Guðrún and Anna in 2012.

Variants

In German-speaking variant Sigrid is found, see there for further versions.

Bearers of the name

  • Sigríður Hagalín (1926-1992), Icelandic actress
  • Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir ( b. 1968 ), Icelandic politician
  • Sigríður Duna Kristmundsdóttir ( b. 1952 ), Icelandic politician and author
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