Victorious protection
Derived from the Old High German elements 'sigu' meaning victory and 'munt' meaning protection. It was a common name among Germanic royalty and later became widely associated with intellectual history in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Less common today
Sigmund isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,402 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The founder of psychoanalysis
The first German citizen in space
Renowned operetta composer
A friendly sea monster · Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
