Sigmund

American  

[sig-muhnd, seeg-moond, zeek-moont] / ˈsɪg mənd, ˈsig mʊnd, ˈzik mʊnt /

noun

1. (in theVolsunga Saga ) the son of Volsung and Liod; the father, through his sister, Signy, of Sinfjotli; the husband first of Borghild, then of Hjordis; and the father of Sigurd.

2. (in theNibelungenlied ) the king of the Netherlands and father of Siegfried.

3. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “victory” and “protection.”

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Sigmund British  

/ ˈziːkmʊnt, ˈsɪɡmənd, ˈsiːɡmʊnd /

noun

1. Norse myth the father of the hero Sigurd

2. Also called: Siegmund.  German myth king of the Netherlands, father of Siegfried

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Example Sentences

Among his fellow disciples of Sigmund Freud, Alexander was a bit of an outlier.

From Los Angeles Times

A revolutionary literary, theatrical and artistic movement, Surrealism—with Sigmund Freud as muse—liberated and mined dreams, fantasies, chance, childlike spontaneity and the unconscious.

From The Wall Street Journal

For Sigmund Freud religion is a personal projection in which primitive impulses crack the crust of civilized manners.

From The Wall Street Journal

Smith’s sly trick here is a bit of Freud-play: Lucian seen through the prism of his grandfather Sigmund, the family romance on steroids.

From Los Angeles Times

Sigmund Freud urged analysts to be a “blank screen.”

From The Wall Street Journal