Meaning & use
Sigmund
A male given name, most famously associated with Sigmund Freud, the Austrian founder of psychoanalysis.
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Sigmund Freud's theories about the unconscious mind transformed the field of psychology.
They named their son Sigmund after his great-grandfather.
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Without further context, Sigmund most often refers to Sigmund Freud in modern academic and popular writing.
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