Nordic · Girl name
Siri
“beautiful victory”
About the name Siri
Siri is a Swedish and Norwegian short form of the name Sigrid, which derives from the Old Norse Sigríðr. The elements sigr mean ‘victory’ and fríðr means ‘beautiful’ or ‘fair.’ Siri has been used as an independent given name in Scandinavia since the Middle Ages. Notable bearers include Siri von Essen, a Finnish-Swedish actress and the first wife of August Strindberg, and Siri Hustvedt, a Norwegian-American writer. The Apple voice assistant Siri was named after this Scandinavian name by its Norwegian co-founder Dag Kittlaus.
- Meaning
- beautiful victory
- Origin
- Nordic
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- SEE-ree(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Siri
- Siri Marie
- Siri Elin
- Siri Ruth
- Siri Linn
- Siri Anne
Questions about Siri
- What does Siri mean?
- Siri is a Nordic name meaning "beautiful victory".
- How do you pronounce Siri?
- Siri is pronounced SEE-ree, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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