Seward
/ˈsjuː.ə(ɹ)d/US/ˈs(j)u.əɹd/
Seward proper noun: a surname. Also the ellipsis of Seward County.
Proper noun
Seward (countable and uncountable, plural Sewards)
- A surname.
- A city in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, named after William H. Seward.
- A township in Kendall County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community and township in Winnebago County, Illinois.
- A minor city in Stafford County, Kansas.
- A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- A township in Nobles County, Minnesota.
- A city, the county seat of Seward County, Nebraska.
- A town in Schoharie County, New York, named after William H. Seward.
- An unincorporated community in Forsyth County, North Carolina.
- A small borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
Also used as
Seward is also the ellipsis of Seward County.
Forms of Seward
| plural | Sewards |
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Origin of Seward
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”).
Words formed from Seward
Questions about Seward
- What does Seward mean?
- Seward means a surname.
- What part of speech is Seward?
- Seward is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Seward?
- Seward is pronounced /ˈs(j)u.əɹd/ (US).
Words near Seward in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Seward (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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