Sievert (name)

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

Sources

↑ Hamburger Abendblatt, Apr 14th, 1978 (PDF, german)

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