English
Sigley
Sigley may come from German Sigel ‘siglum, a conventional abbreviation for a word…’.
- Germanc. 1650–presentSigelas Sigle‘siglum, a conventional abbreviation for a word or words’uncertain
- EnglishtodaySigley
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentSigelas Sigle‘siglum, a conventional abbreviation for a word or words’uncertain
- EnglishtodaySigley
The story
Possibly an altered spelling of German Sigle.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sek- ‘to cut’
saw, sex, risk, section, ship, sexual, segment, sack, insect, sawyer, designation, scarlet, sax, het, dissect, scythe, sickle, shingle, seg, sedge, sich, desiccation, brassica, desiccant, assignation, 48 more
through Proto-Italic *segnom ‘sign’
design, signal, significance, resign, assign, ensign, signify, insignia, signet, consign, signification, 14 more
through Latin signum ‘sign’
significant, sign, sealing, sain, 14 more
through Latin sigillum ‘figurine, statuette’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Sigel / Sigley