Sieglinde
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| Pronunciation | {zeek-LIN-de} |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Germanic |
| Derivation | Siglinde, Siggie, Sigi |
| Meaning | victory and soft, tender, flexible |
| Region of origin | German |
Sieglinde zeek-LIN-də is a Germanic feminine given name. It is derived from two German words or elements. Those being: "sigu" for victory and "lind" for soft, tender, flexible. The diminutive version is "Sigi" or "Siggie".[1]
It is also seen in German mythology. In the saga Nibelungenlied, Sieglinde was the mother of Siegfried.[1]
Those with the name may refer to:
- Erda Sieglinde Walsh (born 1952), German-born Canadian politician
- Sieglinde Ahrens (born 1936), German organist and composer
- Sieglinde Ammann (born 1946), Swiss Olympic pentathlete
- Sieglinde Cadusch (born 1967), Swiss high jumper
- Sieglinde Gstöhl (born 1964), writer from Liechtenstein
- Sieglinde Hartmann (born 1954), German medievalist
- Sieglinde Hofmann (born 1945), German militant
- Sieglinde Wagner (1921–2003), Austrian operatic contralto
Fictional characters
[edit | edit source]- Signy, the name of two heroines in two connected legends from Scandinavian mythology
- Sieglinde, a central character in Die Walküre, the second opera of Richard Wagner's Ring cycle
- Sieglinde Sullivan (born 1877), character from the manga and anime Black Butler
- Sieglinde, often called Sieg, is one of the main heroines of the Light Novel, Web Novel, and Manga series, I Got Caught Up in a Hero Summons, but the Other World Was at Peace!
- Sieglinde of Catarina, is an NPC from the video game Dark Souls (video game)
Other meanings
[edit | edit source]- Sieglinde (potato), [de], German "potato of the year" in 2010
See also
[edit | edit source]- Sieglinde (decoy), a sonar decoy used during the Second World War by German U-boats
- Zelinda (Italian form)
