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What does Sigmund mean?
Sigmund 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced SIG-mund. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Sigmund is "victorious hand or protector". Name of a character from Wagner's "Ring" cycle of operas, son of the god Wotan, who fathers Siegfried on his own sister, Sieglinde. A name made famous by the Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud.
STARTS WITH Si-
ASSOCIATED WITH victorious, protector (defender), famous
Variations
VARIANTS Seigmond, Segismond, Siegmund, Sigismond, Sigismondo, Sigismund, Sigismundo, Sigismundus, Sigmond, Szymond, Zikmund, Zsigmond, Zygmunt
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Sigmund?
Sigmund is a rare first name for males but a very popular last name for all people (#16871 out of 150436, Top 11%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Sigmund reached its top rank of #481 in the U.S. in the 1910s, but is not ranked at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
The only other popular varying form of Sigmund listed in the Top 2000 is Zygmunt. Adoption of these relations of Sigmund reached its highest a century ago (AVERAGE #929), but now, the version Sigmund has fallen out of fashion.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Aimond (see Aimon), Boamund (see Bohemond), Desmund, Diamond, Eadmund, Edmund▼, Egmond, Esmund, Osmund, Radmund (see Redmond), Raimund, Rajmund (see Raymond), Raymund, Redmund (see Redmond), Segundo, Sigfred, Sigfrid, Sigfryd (see Siegfried), Signe, Signy, Sigurd, Sigvard, Sigwald, Simen, Simmonds, Simmons, Simon▲, Simone and Tedmund. These names tend to be more frequently used than Sigmund.
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