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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Topic started by: phenolphthalein on Tuesday 11 July 23 15:22 BST (UK)
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Interested in SEYMOUR as a first name.
A family of interest has many generations and branches with the first name SEYNOUR. Sometimes this appears as Saymore Seamore etc also Salmon and Simon.
Is this common? Might this indicate a connection to the Seymour family either as nobility or servants to that family?
Might it indicate Jewishness?
Thank you for assistance
phenolphthalien
pH
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Mr Google came up with this, when I asked about "Seymour as a first name".
Seymour is a boy's name of Latin origin that means "Saint-Maur." Saint-Maur is a placename from northern France and led to Seymour being used as a surname. When Norman aristocrats landed in and conquered England in the early 11th century, they were often known by the names of the places they left in France.16 May 2023
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There is a list on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_(given_name)
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Please someone correct me if I am wrong, but Jewish immigrants to English speaking countries often chose first names that were British in origin but had a similar spelling or sound to a traditional Hebrew name. So Seymour might be used instead of Shlomo or Shmuel, or Morton for Mordecai. Am sure there is some written material on this somewhere.
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I knew a Seymour, he was of of Scottish origins.
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So there are several possibilities of origin
Could it also indicate a birth father at top of your line .
It was common for single mothers to use the birth fathers first name and or surname
My grandmother had her father's surname as a middle name .
The Seymour I knew was Australian
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The Seymour I knew was Australian
:) ;) :D ;D >:( :( :o 8) ??? ::) :P :-[ :-X :-\ :-* :'(
Those Australians
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There was a 19th century fad for using noble families names as boys' Christian names - Percy, Howard, Stanley etc. i suspect that's where Seymour originated as a first name.
Steve