Sigurd

Where Sigurd comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Sigurd.

Sigurd through the years
  1. 1089
    Sigurd the Crusader born
    King of Norway from 1103 to 1130
  2. 1133
    Sigurd II of Norway born
    king of Norway
  3. 1890
    First appearance
    #884 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 1891
    Peak, #700
    8 babies named Sigurd, its best rank.
  5. 1894
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Sigurd the Crusader · King of Norway from 1103 to 1130, 1089–1130
  • Sigurd II of Norway · king of Norway, 1133–1155
  • Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye · legendary King of Denmark, 801–891
  • Sigurd Hoel · Norwegian writer, 1890–1960
  • Sigurd Rushfeldt · Norwegian footballer, born 1972

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.