Signe

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Signe or Signy is a feminine given name used in the Nordic and Baltic countries, derived from Old Norse sigr (victory) and nýr (new), which may refer to: *Signe (Finnish princess), a legendary Finnish princess *Signy, two heroines in Norse mythology and two lesser-known characters in Norse sagas *Signy Aarna (born 1990), Estonian footballer *Signe Amundsen (1899–1987), Norwegian operatic soprano *Signe Toly Anderson (1941–2016), American singer *Signy Arctander (1895–1971), Norwegian statistician and economist *Signe Asmussen (born 1970), Danish singer *Signe Baumane (born 1964), Latvian animator, artist, illustrator and writer *Signe Bergman (1869–1960), Swedish suffragette *Signe Brander (1869–1942), Finnish photographer *Signe Bro (born 1999), Danish swimmer *Signe Brunnström (1898–1988), Swedish-American physiotherapist, scientist and educator *Signe Bruun (born 1998), Danish footballer *Signy Coleman (born 1960), American actress *Signy Stefansson Eaton (1913–1992), Canadian socialite, art collector and philanthropist *Signy Fardal (born 1961), Norwegian editor-in-chief of Elle magazine *Signe Gaupset (born 2005), Norwegian footballer *Signe Giebelhausen (1811–1879), Danish-Norwegian actress *Signe Häggman (1863–1911), Finnish pioneer of physical education of the disabled *Signe Hammarsten-Jansson (1882–1970), Swedish-Finnish graphic artist *Signe Hasso (1915–2002), Swedis…

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1. date of birth: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374593934