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Zygmunt
Pronounced ZIG-moont /ΛzΙͺΙ‘.munt/Medium
Meaning: Zygmunt is the Polish form of Sigismund, from the Germanic sigi, 'victory', and mund, 'protection' or 'protector' β 'protection through victory' or 'victorious protector'. Borne by Polish kings, it came to America with Polish immigrants.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Zygmunt is the Polish rendering of the Germanic Sigismund, joining sigi, 'victory', with mund, 'protection'. Carried by Polish monarchs and saints, it reached the United States with the large Polish immigration around the turn of the twentieth century and appears in the record from that time.
Its American use was always small and community-specific β a few dozen boys a year at most around its faint early-century peak β and thinned as Polish American families anglicized to Sigmund or Sigmond. It reads as distinctly Polish heritage; the spelling persists in the record into recent decades but it has not broadly revived.
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What does the name Zygmunt mean?
Zygmunt is the Polish form of Sigismund, from Germanic roots meaning 'protection through victory'.
How do you pronounce Zygmunt?
It's said ZIG-moont /ΛzΙͺΙ‘.munt/ β two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Zygmunt a boy or girl name?
Zygmunt is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Zygmunt?
Zygmunt is rare, a Polish heritage name most seen among immigrant families in the early twentieth century.