Etymology

Seymour

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Today it means: A surname from Anglo-Norman. Full definition →

Old French Saint-Maur ← Late Latin Sanctus Maurus
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromSanctus Maurus“Saint Maurus”
  2. Old French · derived fromSaint-Maur
  3. 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.