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Seeger

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Seeger
Origin
Language(s)Middle English
Other names
Variant form(s)Seagar

Seeger is the surname of various people.

Etymology

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Seeger is one of the variant forms of Seagar, a surname of Middle English origin based on the given name Segar, which was formed from Old English ("sea") and gar ("spear").[1]

Seeger family of musicians

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Others

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"Seeger" may also reference either of two legal cases involving the individuals below:

Schools

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See also

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Object names

  • Seeger ring, alternative name for a circlip
  • The closest modern named object that corresponds to a seaspear is a harpoon.

References

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick & Hodges, Flavia (1988) The Oxford Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press; p. 556
  2. ^ Bart Barnes, "Pete Seeger, legendary folk singer, dies at 94", The Washington Post, January 28, 2014