Type Word & Element
Meaning & History
Germanic word meaning "guard, guardian" [1].
Related Items
Other Languages & Culturesweard(Anglo-Saxon) ward(Frankish) wards(Gothic) warda(Late Roman) wart(Old High German) vǫrðr(Old Norse) ward(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsSigeweard(Anglo-Saxon) Sigurd(Danish) Sjoerd, Sieuwerd(Dutch) Seward, Ward(English) Sjoerd(Frisian) Siegward(German) Sigiward, Siward(Germanic) Sigurður(Icelandic) Sievert(Low German) Sigurd, Sigurðr(Norse Mythology) Sigurd, Sivert, Sjurd(Norwegian) Sigiwardaz(Old Germanic) Sigurðr(Old Norse) Sigurd, Sigvard, Sivert(Swedish)
Surname DescendantsSeward, Sowards, Ward(English) Sigurdsson, Sigurðsson(Icelandic) Ó Suaird, Seward, Sowards(Irish) Laguardia(Italian) Sigurdsson(Swedish)
Sources & References
- Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 448.
