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seward

/ˈs(j)u.əɹd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
se-ward
IPA
/ˈs(j)u.əɹd/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Seward, Siġeweard, *Sigiwardu, *Sigiwarduz, Sǣweard

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈs(j)u.əɹd/
  • British English: /ˈsjuː.ə(ɹ)d/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Sewards (plural)

Derived Forms

sewardite

Phrases

Seward County Seward Peninsula Seward's Folly

Frequently Paired Words

seaward

Rhymes With

steward skewered heward stuard

Questions

How do you pronounce seward?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈs(j)u.əɹd/.
What does seward mean?
A surname.
Where does seward come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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