Sawyer
See also: sawyer
English
Etymology
- As an English occupational surname, from sawyer (“one who saws”). Senses loaned from various languages include Jewish/German Seger and Sager, Slovene Žagar.
- As a French surname, variant of Seguin.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔɪə(ɹ), -ɔː.jə(ɹ)
Proper noun
Sawyer (countable and uncountable, plural Sawyers)
- A surname originating as an occupation for someone who made a living from sawing wood.
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A minor city in Pratt County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in McCreary County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Chikaming township, Berrien County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Carlton County, Minnesota.
- A ghost town in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
- A hamlet in the town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, New York.
- A minor city in Ward County, North Dakota.
- A town in Choctaw County, Oklahoma.
Derived terms
Further reading
- Sawyer (given name) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sawyer (surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia