What does Siegfried mean?

Siegfried as a boys' name is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Siegfried is "peace of victory". Name of the hero of Wagner's "Ring" cycle of operas, son of Siegmund, and husband of Brunhilde.

STARTS WITH Si-

ASSOCIATED WITH peace, victory, hero

Variations

VARIANTS Sigfred, Sigfrid, Sigfried, Sigfryd, Sigvard, Sygfried

How popular is Siegfried?

Siegfried is an uncommonly occurring given name for men but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#8242 out of 150436, Top 5%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Ailfred (see Alfred), Godfried, Gottfried, Humfried, Manfried, Ottfried, Renfred, Sheffield, Siegmund, Siegwald, Sigurd, Siprien, Walfried (see Walfred), Wilfred▼, Wilfried, Willfred and Willfried. These names tend to be more commonly used than Siegfried.