The siegel Surname
siegel Name Meaning and History
- German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a maker of seals or signet rings, or for an official in charge of a seal, from Middle High German sigel ‘seal’. The Jewish name can also be ornamental.
- German: from a medieval personal name, a pet form of the various Germanic personal names formed with sigi ‘victory’ as the first element, for example Siegfried.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Segal.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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