Seward

  • [ SOO-ərd ]
  • English
From a surname which was itself derived from the Old English given name SIGEWEARD.

SIGEWEARD   male   Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements sige "victory" and weard "guard, guardian".
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Sigiward, Siward
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Sigurðr
ANGLO-SAXON: Sigeweard
DANISH: Sigurd
DUTCH: Sieuwerd, Sjoerd
FRISIAN: Sjoerd
GERMAN: Siegward
ICELANDIC: Sigurður
NORSE MYTHOLOGY: Sigurd, Sigurðr
NORWEGIAN: Sigurd, Sjurd
SWEDISH: Sigurd, Sigvard