Sievert (name) explained

Sievert is a low German given name^[1] or a surname.

Variants

• Danish: Sivart, Sivert
• Faroese: Sívar
• Norwegian: Siver, Sivert, Syver, Syvert
• Swedish: Sifuert, Sivar, Sivard, Siver, Sivert, Severt, Sigvard, Sigurd

Origin and meaning

The name Sievert is the low German version of the name Siegward. Both names descend from the old high German terms "sigu" (victory) and "wart" (guardian).

Saint's days

• Sweden: 25 February (Sivert)
• Norway: 2 April (Sivert)

Notable people

Surname

• Claus Sievert (1949–2009), German-born American printmaker and illustrator
• Hans-Heinrich Sievert (1909–1963), German decathlete
• Helmut Sievert (1914–1945), German footballer
• Jacqueline Sievert (born 1956), Swiss gymnast
• José Joaquín Chaverri Sievert (born 1949), Costa Rican diplomat
• Mike Sievert (born 1969), American business executive
• Paul Sievert (1895–1988), German racewalker
• Rolf Maximilian Sievert (1896–1966), Swedish physicist

Given name

• Sievert Allen Rohwer (1887–1951), American entomologist

Notes and References

1. http://archiv.abendblatt.de/ha/1978/pdf/19780414.pdf/ASV_HAB_19780414_HA_001.pdf Hamburger Abendblatt, Apr 14th, 1978 (PDF, german)