"Sigourney" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /sɪˈɡɔː(ɹ)ni/, /sɪˈɡʊə(ɹ)ni/, /ˈsɪɡə(ɹ)ni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sigourney.wav Forms: Sigourneys [plural]
Etymology: According to Ernest Nègre in his book Toponymie générale de la France (1990), the French placename Sigournais comes from Old French Segurniaci, which itself has been derived from Latin Secorinus + -acum. So it appears that the resemblance to Germanic dithematic names starting with *segaz is superficial. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Sigourneys}} Sigourney (plural Sigourneys)
  1. (rare) A surname from French. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-Sigourney-en-name-gVOdYfSv Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname. Tags: rare Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Sigourney-en-name-Vj3AlNl-
  3. (rare) A female given name transferred from the surname. Tags: rare Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Sigourney-en-name-GFKC6xuK
  4. A small city, the county seat of Keokuk County, Iowa, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Iowa, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Sigourney-en-name-MvsILPoP Categories (other): County seats of Iowa, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 13 13 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 12 12 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 10 10 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Sigournay [surname]

Inflected forms

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