Seymour
English edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
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 edit
- ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.