Seward

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US/ˈs(j)u.əɹd/UK/ˈsjuː.ə(ɹ)d/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English Seward ← Old English Siġeweard ← Proto-West Germanic *Sigiwardu →
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Meanings

proper nounSeward (countable and uncountable, plural Sewards)

plural Sewards

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

Origin

  1. Old EnglishSǣweard
  2. Middle EnglishSeward
  3. Proto-Germanic*Sigiwarduz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*Sigiwardu
  5. Old EnglishSiġeweard
  6. Middle EnglishSeward
  7. EnglishSeward

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”).

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APA

Seward. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seward

MLA

“Seward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seward. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Seward,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seward.

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