"Siegfried" meaning in English

See Siegfried in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈsɪɡ.fɹiːd/, /ˈsiːɡ.fɹiːd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Siegfreid.wav [Southern-England]
enPR: sĭgʹ-frēd, sēgʹ-frēd Etymology: Etymology tree German Siegfriedbor. English Siegfried Borrowed from German Siegfried. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|de:Siegfried|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree German Siegfriedbor. English Siegfried [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Siegfried", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Siegfried", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Siegfried"> Borrowed from German Siegfried. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Siegfried
  1. (Germanic mythology) A hero of the Nibelungenlied who defeated the Icelandic queen Brunhild. Tags: Germanic Derived forms: Siegfried Line Related terms: Sigurd (english: the Norse equivalent), Sigfrid, Sigfred (english: a saint's name in Scandinavia) Translations (Hero of the Nibelungenlied who defeated the Icelandic queen Brunhild): Зи́гфрид (Zígfrid) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 齐格弗里德 (Chinese Mandarin), ジークフリート (Japanese), 시구르드 (sigureudeu) (Korean), सीग्फ्रीड (sīgphrīḍ) (Marathi), Zygfryd [masculine] (Polish), Зигфрид (Zigfrid) (Russian), Sigfrido [masculine] (Spanish)
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