The story
- Late Latin · derived fromSanctus Maurus“Saint Maurus”
- Old French · derived fromSaint-Maur
- English todaySeymour
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.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.