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Seeger

Seeger is an English surname.

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Seeger
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LanguageMiddle English
Other names
Variant formSeagar

Seeger is an English surname.

Etymology

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

Others

"Seeger" may also reference a legal case, United States v. Seeger, regarding Daniel Seeger's conscription.

See also

See also

References

References

  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