Seward

Meanings

1. A surname.
2. A number of places in the United States:
3. A city in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, named after William H. Seward.
4. A township in Kendall County, Illinois.
5. An unincorporated community and township in Winnebago County, Illinois.
6. A minor city in Stafford County, Kansas.
7. A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
8. A township in Nobles County, Minnesota.
9. A city, the county seat of Seward County, Nebraska.
10. A town in Schoharie County, New York, named after William H. Seward.
11. An unincorporated community in Forsyth County, North Carolina.
12. A small borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Etymology

Originally two distinct names: * Middle English Seward, Siward, from Old English Siġeweard, from Proto-West Germanic *Sigiwardu, from Proto-Germanic *Sigiwarduz, from *segaz (“victory”) + *warduz (“guard”). * Middle English Seward, from Old English Sǣweard, from sǣ (“sea”) + weard (“guard”).