English word origin

Etymology of Siri

From Norwegian Siri, a variant of Sigrid, whence also English Sigrid.

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The source etymologies

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

A female given name. · A speech recognition and intelligent personal assistant application developed by Apple Inc. for its iOS operating system.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Norwegian Siri, a variant of Sigrid, whence also English Sigrid.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionSirino

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

A surname from Italian.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Italian Siri.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Derivation mentionSiriit

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Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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Machine-source provenance

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