Seymour

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/ˈsiːmɔː(ɹ)/

proper noun

A surname from Anglo-Norman.

OriginOld French Saint-Maur ← Late Latin Sanctus Maurus →
CommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A town in New Haven County, Connecticut.
    2. A census-designated place in Champaign County, Illinois.
    3. A city in Jackson County, Indiana.
    4. A minor city in Wayne County, Iowa.
    5. A city in Webster County, Missouri.
    6. A census-designated place in Blount County and Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. A city, the county seat of Baylor County, Texas.
    8. A town and census-designated place therein, in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
    9. A town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
    10. A city and town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
  4. A township north of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  5. A locality in Break O'Day council area, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.

Origin

  1. Late LatinSanctus Maurus“Saint Maurus”
  2. Old FrenchSaint-Maur
  3. EnglishSeymour

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.

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Cite this entry
APA

Seymour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seymour

MLA

“Seymour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seymour. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Seymour,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seymour.

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