Sieglinde Explained

Sieglinde
Gender:	Female
Meaning:	victory and soft, tender, flexible
Region:	German
Origin:	Germanic
Related Names:	Siggie, Sigi

Sieglinde 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.

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

• 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!

See also

• Sieglinde (decoy), a sonar decoy used during the Second World War by German U-boats
• Zelinda (Italian form)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Sieglinde . Behind the Name . 17 November 2022.