English Explanatory Dictionary

Seymour

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. A town in New Haven County, Connecticut.
  5. A census-designated place in Champaign County, Illinois.
  6. A city in Jackson County, Indiana.
  7. A minor city in Wayne County, Iowa.
  8. A city in Webster County, Missouri.
  9. A census-designated place in Blount County and Sevier County, Tennessee.
  10. A city, the county seat of Baylor County, Texas.
  11. A town and census-designated place therein, in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
  12. A town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.

Pronunciation

/ˈsiːmɔː(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Seymour.wav

Word forms

Seymour

Etymology

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.

Derived words

Kingston Seymour Mount Seymour
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