Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
ŽIGA
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| Origin | of multiple origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name |
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The name is derived from the name Žiga (hypocoristic form of the Slovak given name Žigmund ‘Sigmund’). It may also be derived from the medieval Hungarian name Zsiga (hypocoristic form of the Hungarian equivalent of the same given name; spelling adaptation). In both cases, it refers to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. Variant: Zsiga. |