Seymour
English
Etymology
From a Norman surname from a place in Normandy, from Old French Saint-Maur, from Late Latin Sanctus Maurus (“Saint Maurus”). [1] The name is cognate to Murry and Maurice.
Proper noun
Seymour
- A surname from Anglo-Norman.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A city in Jackson County, Indiana, United States.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Blount County and Sevier County, Tennessee, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Baylor County, Texas, United States.
- A township north of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
References
- Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
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