Zeger
Appearance
Zeger is a Dutch-language masculine given name. It is derived from the Germanic roots "sigi-" (victory) and "-her" (lord).[1] Related spellings are Seger, Segher, Sieger and Zeeger. People with the name include:
- Zeger
- Zeger III of Ghent (died 1227), Flemish noble
- Zeger II of Edingen (died 1364), Brabantian/Walloon Count
- Zeger Bernhard van Espen (1646–1728), Flemish canonist
- Zeger Jacob van Helmont (1683–1726), Flemish painter and tapestry designer
- Zeeger
- Zeeger Gulden (1875–1960), Dutch architect
- Seger
- Seger Ellis (1904–1995), American jazz pianist and vocalist
- Segher
- Segher Diengotgaf , 13th-century Brabantian writer
- Sieger
- Sieger Sloot (born 1977), Dutch actor
See also
[edit]- Seger, a surname and a town in Pennsylvania
- Seeger, a surname
- Sieger Tod, 1920 German silent film ("Death the Victor")
References
[edit]- ^ Sieger at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands.