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Seymour

/ˈsiːmɔː(ɹ)/

Seymour proper noun: a surname from Anglo-Norman.

seymour: a surname from Anglo-Norman
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Proper noun

Seymour

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

Origin of Seymour

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.

Words formed from Seymour

Questions about Seymour

What does Seymour mean?
Seymour means a surname from Anglo-Norman.
What part of speech is Seymour?
Seymour is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Seymour?
Seymour is pronounced /ˈsiːmɔː(ɹ)/.

Words near Seymour in the dictionary

  1. Seyli
  2. Seyller
  3. Seyllers
  4. Seym
  5. Seymore
  6. Seymour
  7. seymouriamorph
  8. seymouriamorphs
  9. seymouriid
  10. seymouriids
  11. seynt

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