Sibrand
Sibrand (also Siebrandt, Siebrant, Siebrand, Sibrandt, Sigbrand, Siegbrand, Siegbrandt, shortened to Sibern, Sibbern, Sibo) is a Low German or Frisian name current in Northern Germany (Frisia, Pommerania). It is from an earlier *Sigibrant, composed of the elements sig "victory" and brand "sword". It is also attested as a surname from the 16th century. People called Sibrand: Given name Master Sibrand (fl. 1190), crusader Sibrand Lubbert (d. 1625), theologian Surname Johann Sibrand (1637–1701) Hermann Sibrand (1645–1712), academic and mayor of Stettin Joachim Heinrich Sibrand (1670–1743), legal scholar Surnames of German origin