Meaning & use
Sigmund
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Meanings
proper nounproper
A male first name of Germanic origin.
Grammar: Always capitalized and used as a name.
Patterns
- Sigmund and someone
Sigmund greeted the guests at the door.
My grandfather was named Sigmund after his uncle.
Sigmund is not a common name in this town.
proper nounproper
Short for Sigmund Freud, the Austrian doctor who founded psychoanalysis.
Grammar: Usually used with the surname: Sigmund Freud.
Patterns
- Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud wrote about dreams and the unconscious.
Students read Sigmund's early papers in the psychology course.
The lecture traced Sigmund's influence on modern therapy.
Common combinations
- Sigmund Freud
- Sigmund Freud developed psychoanalysis in Vienna.
- named Sigmund
- He was named Sigmund after his grandfather.
- Sigmund and Siegfried
- The two operatic names Sigmund and Siegfried belong to a father and son.
- Sigmund the hero
- Sigmund the hero draws the sword in the legend.
Synonyms and how they differ
- Siegmund
- Siegmund is a variant spelling used in German and in Wagner's operas.
- Sigismund
- Sigismund is a longer related form often used for European kings.
- Sig
- Sig is an informal short form of the name.
Word family
- Freudian adjective
- relating to Sigmund Freud's ideas
- Sigmund's proper noun
- possessive form
Commonly confused: Sigmund or Siegmund? Sigmund or Sigismund?
Sigmund vs Siegmund
Siegmund is the German spelling, and also the name of a character in Wagner's Ring cycle.
Sigmund vs Sigismund
Sigismund is a different, longer name borne by several kings.
Practice
Which Sigmund is famous as the founder of psychoanalysis?
Choose one answer.
Sigmund Freud founded psychoanalysis. Jung and Pavlov are real scientists but have different first names, which makes them tempting.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Sigmund”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.