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Seymour.

A surname from Anglo-Norman.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈsiːmɔː(ɹ)/
  1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.

  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

  3. A number of places in the United States: A town in New Haven County, Connecticut.

  4. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Champaign County, Illinois.

  5. A number of places in the United States: A city in Jackson County, Indiana.

  6. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Wayne County, Iowa.

  7. A number of places in the United States: A city in Webster County, Missouri.

  8. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Blount County and Sevier County, Tennessee.

  9. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Baylor County, Texas.

  10. A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.

  11. A number of places in the United States: A town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.

  12. A number of places in the United States: A city and town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.

  13. A township north of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

  14. A locality in Break O'Day council area, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.

Where this word comes from

From a Norman surname from a place in Normandy, from Old French Saint-Maur, from Late Latin Sanctus Maurus (“Saint Maurus”). The name is cognate to Murry and Maurice.

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