Seymor as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Seymor

What is the meaning of the name Seymor ?

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

Seymor is English in Origin.

Seymor is a modern respelling of the English masculine name Seymour, which began as a Norman surname from places named Saint-Maur in France (Latin Sanctus Maurus). The element Maurus denotes “a Moor; dark-complexioned,” hence the sense “of St. Maur.” A secondary folk etymology in England connects the surname with Old English sǣ + mor, yielding the picturesque reading “sea-marsh” or “marsh by the sea.”

Adopted as a given name in the 18th–19th centuries, it gained currency in Britain and North America - especially among Jewish families in the early 20th century - and then declined. Bearers include journalist Seymour Hersh, educator Seymour Papert, and Salinger’s character Seymour Glass; the surname is famous via Jane Seymour and the Dukes of Somerset. Variants and spellings: Seymour (standard), Seymor, Seymore, Seamore/Seamor; short forms Sy or Sey. Related cognates from the Maurus root include Mauro and Maur.

⚙ Seymor is vanishingly rare. We hold just 3 recorded uses of it, from 3 countries.