Seimour as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Seimour

What is the meaning of the name Seimour ?

The baby name Seimour is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SEE-mor (/ˈsiːmər/),SAY-mor (/ˈseɪmɔːr/).

Seimour is English, Norman French in Origin.

Seimour is a modern respelling of Seymour, an English given name and surname of Norman French toponymic origin. It derives from de Saint-Maur, referencing the French locales named for Saint Maurus (Latin Maurus, “Moorish; a Moor”). As a transferred surname used as a forename, it carries the sense “from Saint-Maur” rather than a lexical meaning, and is typically pronounced SEE-mor.

Use as a given name expanded in the 19th century in the Anglophone world, helped by the prominence of England’s Seymour family (e.g., Jane Seymour, queen consort of Henry VIII) and later by bearers such as engineer Seymour Cray and journalist Seymour Hersh. Variant forms include Seymour (standard), Seymore, Seemore, and the rarer Seimour; short forms include Sy. Related French form is Saint-Maur; the etymological root Maurus also underlies the Italian name Mauro.

⚙ Seimour turns up in none of the birth registries or name datasets we cover. Names like this are usually very rare, tied to a particular region or tradition, or freshly invented. Whichever it is, scarcely anyone else carries it.