Message: "Sevier" - Behind the Name

Sevier

by Arwen (melinda1)

1/26/2007, 3:20 PM

Can anyone tell me what the origin of the name Sevier is? Everywhere I look is so vague, it's aggravating.

"In chess, you kill only the king. In war, thousands die."

[I hope this saying isn't already taken. I made it up myself.]

- morfydd +2

1/28/2007, 3:23 PM

The following link provides a clue, in connecting the name to De Xavier. Xavier, as you may know, means Saviour. http://www.geocities.com/heartland/hills/4200/sevier.htm

- Jim Young (guest) +1

1/29/2007, 6:37 AM

There is also an English surname, Sevier, one of several spellings. It's occupational, meaning "sievewright", i.e., a maker of sieves.

- Jim Young (guest)

1/29/2007, 11:31 AM

By the way, Xavier derives from the Basque surname Etxaberri, don't ask me how.

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