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seymour

/ˈsiːmɔː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables
sey-mour
IPA
/ˈsiːmɔː(ɹ)/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A surname from Anglo-Norman.

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Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Kingston Seymour Mount Seymour

Homonyms

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Rhymes With

lattimore latimore seymore mortimore gallimore larimore larrimore

Questions

How do you pronounce seymour?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiːmɔː(ɹ)/.
What does seymour mean?
A surname from Anglo-Norman.
Where does seymour come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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