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136 famous people named Sigismund found on Wikipedia.
138 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
3411-th in year 1927
Best ranking:
1877-th in year 1920
Used in: Ancient-Germanic, German
Sigismund (variants: Sigmund, Siegmund) is a German proper name, meaning "protection through victory", from Old High German sigu "victory" + munt "hand, protection". Tacitus Latinises it Segimundus. There appears to be an older form of the High German word "Sieg" (victory): sigis, obviously Gothic and an inferred Germanic form, and there is a younger form: sigi, which is Old Saxon or Old High German sigu (both from about 9th century). A 5th century Prince of Burgundy was known both as Sigismund and Sigimund (see Ernst Förstemann, Altdeutsche Personennamen, 1906; Henning Kaufmann, Altdeutsche Personennamen, Ergänzungsband,1968).
A Lithuanian name Žygimantas, meaning "wealth of (military) campaign", from Lithuanian žygis "campaign, march" + manta "goods, wealth" has been a substitution of the name Sigismund in the Lithuanian language, from which it was adopted by the Ruthenian language as Жыгімонт (such are the cases of Sigismund Kestutaitis, Sigismund Korybut, Sigismund I the Old, Sigismund II Augustus). The Polish spelling is Zygmunt, and the Croatian variant is Žigmund.
Sigismund was the name of various European rulers:
Saint Sigismund of Burgundy (died 523), King of the Burgundians
Sigismund I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (died 1405)
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368–1437), also King of Hungary and King of Bohemia
Sigismund Kęstutaitis (c. 1365–1440), Grand Duke of Lithuania
Sigismund Korybut (c. 1395-c. 1435), Lithuanian duke who participated in Hussite Wars
Sigismund II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (died after 1452)
Sigismund, Archduke of Austria (1427–1496), ruler of Further Austria
Sigismund of Bavaria (1439–1501), Duke of Bavaria
Sigismund I the Old (1467–1548), King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania
Sigismund von Herberstein (1486–1566), Carniolan diplomat, writer, historian and member of the Holy Roman Empire Imperial Council
Sigismund II Augustus (1520–1572), King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania
Sigismund of Brandenburg (1538–1566), Prince-Archbishop of Magdeburg and Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Halberstadt
Sigismund Rákóczi (died 1608), briefly Prince of Transylvania
Sigismund III Vasa (1566–1632), King of Poland, Sweden and Grand Duke of Lithuania
Sigismund Báthory (1572–1613), Prince of Transylvania
Sigismund Francis of Austria (1630–1665), ruler of Further Austria
Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1864-1866)
Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1896–1978)
Ishak Bey Kraloğlu or Sigismund of Bosnia (born in the 1450s?), son of King Stephen Thomas of Bosnia
Archduke Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born 1966)
Others named Sigismund include:
Sigismund Albicus (c. 1360–1427), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Prague
Sigismund Bachrich (1841–1913), Hungarian composer, violinist and violist
Sigismund Payne Best (1885–1978), British secret agent during the First and Second World Wars
Sigismund von Braun (1911–1998), German diplomat and Secretary of State
Sigmund Freud (1856–1939), Austrian founder of psychoanalysis born Sigismund Schlomo Freud
Sigismund Gelenius (1497–1554), eminent Greek scholar and humanist
Sigismund von Götzen (1576–1650), German diplomat and politician
Sigismund Ernst Hohenwart (1745–1825), Bishop of Linz
Sigismund Koelle (1820–1902), German missionary and pioneer scholar of African languages
Sigismund Ernst Richard Krone (1861–1917), German naturalist, zoologist, spelunker, archaeologist and researcher
Sigismund von Neukomm (1778–1858), Austrian composer and pianist
Sigismund Felix Freiherr von Ow-Felldorf (1855–1936), Bishop of Passau
Sigismund von Reitzenstein (1766–1847), first minister of state of the Grand Duchy of Baden
Sigismund von Schlichting (1829–1909), Prussian general and military theorist
Sigismund von Schrattenbach (1698–1771), Archbishop of Salzburg
Sigismund Streit (1687–1775), German merchant and art patron in Venice
Sigismund Zaremba (1861–1915), Ukrainian and Russian composer
Sigismund Zinzan, an equerry to Queen Elizabeth I of England
Sigismund may also refer to fictional characters:
Segismundo, main character of Calderón de la Barca's La vida es sueño.
Segismundo, 21st-century hero of the dramatic novel "United States of Banana" by Giannina Braschi, based on Calderón de la Barca's Life is a Dream.
Sigismund, a character from the Warhammer 40,000 game series, First Captain of the Imperial Fists Legion and later founder and first High Marshall of the Black Templars Chapter
Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, Grand Duke of Cassel-Felstein, fictional King of Bohemia in "A Scandal in Bohemia" (Sherlock Holmes adventure)
Sigismund the mad maths teacher, a character in the Nigel Molesworth school stories
Sigismund Dijkstra, a character from The Witcher book and video game series. Head of Redanian Intelligence (secret service), later leader of a criminal faction aliased as "Sigi Reuven".
Other things named Sigismund:
Sigismund Bell, a famous bell in the Wawel Cathedral in Kraków, cast in 1520
Masc. proper name, from German, literally "protection through victory," from Old High German sigu "victory" (see Siegfried) + munt "hand, protection," from PIE root *man- (2) "hand."
Victory protection.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Sigismund III Vasa | 1566 | King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, King of Sweden |
2 | Sigismund II Augustus | 1520 | King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania |
3 | Sigismund I the Old | 1467 | King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania |
4 | Sigismund Báthory | 1572 | Prince of Transylvania |
5 | Sigismund Payne Best | 1885 | British intelligence agent |
6 | Sigismund Kęstutaitis | 1365 | Lithuanian noble |
7 | Sigismund of Burgundy | 0500 | King of burgundy |
8 | Sigismund von Braun | 1911 | German diplomat |
9 | Sigismund von Herberstein | 1486 | Carniolan diplomat, writer and historian |
10 | Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria | 1630 | Archduke of Further Ausrtia |
11 | Sigismund von Neukomm | 1778 | Austrian composer and pianist |
12 | Sigismund Rákóczi | 1544 | Prince of Transylvania |
13 | Sigismund Korybut | 1395 | LIthuanian noble |
14 | Sigismund I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau | Co-ruler of Anhalt-Zerbst and ruler of Anhalt-Dessau | |
15 | Sigismund von Schrattenbach | 1698 | Archbishop of Salzburg |
16 | Sigismund Ernuszt | ||
17 | Sigismund Radecki | 1891 | German journalist, author and translator |
18 | Sigismund Toduță | 1908 | |
19 | Sigismund Goetze | 1866 | English painter and art patron |
20 | Sigismund of Austria | 1826 | Austrian archduke |
21 | Sigismund Waitz | 1864 | Austrian priest |
22 | Sigismund Righini | 1870 | German painter |
23 | Sigismund Bacstrom | 1750 | British doctor and artist |
24 | Sigismund Koelle | 1820 | German academic |
25 | Sigismund of Brandenburg | 1538 | Archbishop of Magdeburg and Administrator of Halberstadt |
26 | Sigismund von Kollonitz | 1677 | Austrian priest |
27 | Sigismund Bachrich | 1841 | Hungarian musician |
28 | Sigismund van Saksen | 1416 | |
29 | Sigismund von Schlichting | 1829 | German general |
30 | Sigismund Ernst Richard Krone | 1861 | Naturalist |
31 | Sigismund Gelenius | 1497 | Czech humanist, translator and science writer |
32 | Sigismund von Treskow | 1864 | |
33 | Sigismund Bibra | 1894 | German jurist |
34 | Sigismund Casimir of Poland | 1640 | |
35 | Sigismund von Falkenstein | 1903 | German officer |
36 | Sigismund Albicus | 1360 | Czech doctor |
37 | Sigismund von Zedlitz und Neukirch | 1838 | |
38 | Sigismund Freyer | 1881 | Equestrian |
39 | Sigismund Anton von Hohenwart | 1730 | Austrian priest |
40 | Sigismund von Reitzenstein | 1766 | German politician |
41 | Sigismund Bouška | 1867 | Czech poet, priest, translator and writer |
42 | Sigismund II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau | German prince | |
43 | Sigismund III, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau | 1456 | German prince |
44 | Sigismund Zinzan | English equerry | |
45 | Sigismundus Evenius | 1587 | German author |
46 | Sigismund Goldwater | 1873 | |
47 | Sigismund August | 1560 | |
48 | Sigismund Dijkstra | Fictional character from the Witcher series | |
49 | Sigismund Zaremba | 1861 | Ukrainian and Russian composer |
50 | Sigismund Streit | 1687 | German art collector |
51 | Sigismund Felix Freiherr von Ow-Felldorf | 1855 | German priest |
52 | Sigismund Ehrenreich de Redern | 1761 | German diplomat and jurist |
53 | Berthold Sigismund | 1819 | German author |
54 | Sigismund Frank | 1848 | |
55 | Sigismund Rahmer | 1866 | German author |
56 | Sigismund I. von Volkersdorf | 1395 | |
57 | Sigismund Ernst Hohenwart | 1745 | Austrian bishop |
58 | Sigismund von Götzen | 1576 | Prussian politician and diplomat |
59 | Zygmunt Działowski | 1843 | |
60 | Sigmund Lamberg | 1500 | First bishop of Ljubljana |
61 | Sigismund Dziembowski | 1849 | Politician and jurist (1849-1915) |
62 | Sigismund Pierre Alexander van Heiden-Reinestein | 1740 | |
63 | Sigismund Friedrich Hermbstädt | 1760 | German chemist and pharmacist |
64 | Sigismund Ehrenreich Redern | 1719 | German physicist and officer |
65 | Sigismund Heusner | 1592 | German jurist |
66 | Siegmund Leopold Kohn-Speyer | 1830 | German entrepreneur |
67 | Sigismund Finckelthaus | 1579 | German politician |
68 | Sigismund Andreas Cuno | 1675 | German author |
69 | Sigismund von Lindenau | 1485 | German bishop |
70 | Sigismund Dziembowski-Pomian | 1858 | German jurist, lawyer and politician |
71 | Sigismundus Gossembrot | 1417 | |
72 | Sigismund von Rumling | German composer | |
73 | Sigismund Samuel Hahn | 1791 | |
74 | Sigismund Stern | 1812 | |
75 | Sigmund Christoph von Herberstein | 1644 | Austrian bishop |
76 | Sigismondo De Bosniascki | 1837 | Polish physician |
77 | Sigismund Gargas | 1876 | Polish economist |
78 | Sigismund Pichler | 1603 | German librarian |
79 | Sigismund August von Berrenhauer | 1719 | |
80 | Sigismund Weier | 1579 | German mathematician, librarian, astronomer and historian |
81 | Ursula Sigismund | 1912 | German author |
82 | Sigismund von Vogel | ||
83 | Sigismund von Rosen | 1827 | |
84 | Sigismund Calles | 1696 | |
85 | Sigismund de Szentgyörgy | ||
86 | Sigismund van Heiden Hompesch | 1731 | |
87 | Sigismund Rudolf von Waldow | 1673 | |
88 | Sigismund Lobkowicz von Hassenstein | 1500 | |
89 | Sigismund Badehorn | 1585 | German theologian |
90 | Sigismund von Weimar-Orlamünde | ||
91 | Sigismundus Guldenstern | 1598 | |
92 | Sigismund Droese | 1822 | |
93 | Sigismund Schultes | 1801 | |
94 | Sigismund Gram | 1933 | Romanian footballer |
95 | Sigismund Vašátko | 1831 | Czech collector of regional songs |
96 | Sigismund Ungewitter | 1853 | German judge |
97 | Sigismund Ferdinand Hartmann | 1632 | |
98 | Sigismund Jacques van Heiden Reinestein | 1771 | |
99 | Sigmund Christoph Jester | 1715 | German jurist |
100 | Sigismund Pirchan von Rosenberg | 1389 | |
101 | Sigismund Gschwandner | 1824 | Austrian teacher |
102 | Sigismund Englander | 1823 | |
103 | Sigismund Ludwig Borkheim | ||
104 | Zygmunt Szułdrzyński | 1830 | German politician |
105 | Sigismund Christian Dick | 1815 | Norwegian writer, priest and translator |
106 | Sigismund Paul Hiepe | 1770 | |
107 | Sigismund Wedell-Wedellsborg | 1909 | |
108 | Sigismund Borlea | 1827 | Deputy of Hungarian Parliament (1865-1878) |
109 | Sigismund Stier | 1500 | |
110 | Sigismund Kornis | 1677 | |
111 | Sigismund Ludvig Schulin | 1846 | |
112 | Sigismund Salblinger | German composer | |
113 | Sigismund von Reischach | 1809 | |
114 | Sigismund Seidl | 1950 | |
115 | Sigismund Vainberg | 1843 | French jurist |
116 | Sigismund Meisterlin | ||
117 | Sigismund Pagliaruzzi | 1792 | |
118 | Sigismund Dallwitz | 1829 | German politician, officer and farmer |
119 | Sigismund Scherertz | ||
120 | Sigismund Mohr | ||
121 | Sigismund Jacob Bielefeldt | 1711 | |
122 | Sigismund Eduard Jacob Maurits van Lier | 1875 | |
123 | Sigismund Gondola | 1711 | |
124 | Sigismund von Dallwitz | 1803 | |
125 | Sigismund Liechtenberg | 1688 | |
126 | Sigismund Sege | ||
127 | Sigismund von Förster | 1887 | |
128 | Sigismund Gleispach | 1633 | |
129 | Sigismund Skupin | 1688 | |
130 | Sigismund Leczinsky | ||
131 | Sigismund Novisadi | ||
132 | Sigismund Wilhelm von Gähler | 1706 | |
133 | Sigismund Wittenberg | 1883 | |
134 | Sigismund Ulrici | ||
135 | Sigismund Bobaljević | ||
136 | Johan Sigismund |