Meaning of Sigourney | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname from French.
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2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
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3. A female given name transferred from the surname.
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4. A small city, the county seat of Keokuk County, Iowa, United States.

Examples

““Please⟳ come⟳ and see⟳ me. . . . Phone book. . . . Under the name⟳ of Mrs. Sigourney Howard. . . . My aunt. . . .” [In the novel, "Mrs. Sigourney Howard" means "the wife of Mr. Sigourney Howard".]”

“The actress Sigourney Weaver took her ‘stage⟳’ name⟳ from Sigourney Howard, a minor character mentioned in The Great Gatsby. But what is also worth noting is the fact that the character’s name⟳, ‘Mrs Sigourney Howard’, actually refers to the husband, so Sigourney is a male given name⟳ in the novel.”

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