Sigimar

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Sigimār, from Proto-Germanic *Sigimēraz. Equivalent to sigu (“victory”) +‎ māri (“famous”). Cognate with Latin Segimerus, Old English Sigemer, Old Norse Sigmarr.

Proper noun

Sigimār m

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • Middle High German: Sigamar (11th C.), Sigemar (12th or 13th C.), Sigmar (12th C.)
    • German: Siegmar, Sigmar
    • ⇒ German: Sigmaringen
    • → Medieval Latin: Sigimarius (9th C.), Sigimarus, Sigemarus (12th C.), Sigmarus (12th or 13th C.)
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