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- proper noun A female
given name , rather rare among English-speakers
Etymologies
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Examples
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On my left was a female painter by the name of Sigrid Beaubien; she was in her late forties and quite pretty, in a fading-beauty way, with elegant, expressive hands, smooth bare shoulders exposed in a sleeveless tunic, a long pale-white face, and jet-black hair, pulled tight to her skull.
Wake Up, Sir! Jonathan Ames 2004
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The incident is mentioned in the saga without the slightest condemnation; on the contrary, it evidently placed the queen on a higher social level than before, for, in concluding the account, the saga mentions that Sigrid said "that she would weary these small kings of coming from other lands to woo her; so she was called Sigrid Haughty thereafter."
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To register call Sigrid at 253-0765 or stop by the church.
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Quoth Sigrid on this matter, that she would teach small kings from other lands to woo her; & thereafter she was called Sigrid the Scheming.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) 1179-1241 Snorri Sturluson 1210
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I spent the afternoon and evening between spells of working on "Sigrid" which I did with incredible difficulty, but finally pleased myself and beginning to re-read The Well at the World's End.
Archive 2008-01-01 Arevanye 2008
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I spent the afternoon and evening between spells of working on "Sigrid" which I did with incredible difficulty, but finally pleased myself and beginning to re-read The Well at the World's End.
Influences Arevanye 2008
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I want to add (as Sigrid says in her article) that Sarah Kuhn of Alert Nerd was the one who first noticed the copy.
Fangirls Make a Difference With Offensive Ad Copy » Comics Worth Reading 2010
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Sigrid Ellis takes apart the ad text in full, demonstrating just how offensive it was:
Fangirls Make a Difference With Offensive Ad Copy » Comics Worth Reading 2010
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Since the unexpected death of founder and original executive director Sigrid Ueblacker last year, Broomfield ` s Birds of Prey Foundation has relented from its mission of rehabilitating and reintroducing predatory birds into the wild only briefly, to memorialize Ueblacker in a ceremony in May.
Hawks, falcons and turkey vultures, oh my Broomfield Enterprise 2010
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But Sigrid did more than just sound off about this stupidity.
Fangirls Make a Difference With Offensive Ad Copy » Comics Worth Reading 2010
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