English:: 1: from the Middle English personal name Siwal(d) Sewal(d) Old English Sigeweald from sige ‘victory’ + weald ‘rule(r)’ or the corresponding Old Norse Sigvaldr. This name later became thoroughly confused [...]
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What is the origin of the name Sewell?
English:: 1: from the Middle English personal name Siwal(d) Sewal(d) Old English Sigeweald from sige ‘victory’ + weald ‘rule(r)’ or the corresponding Old Norse Sigvaldr. This name later became thoroughly confused [...]