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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Seman m. Old English 'sea, lake' + Old English mann 'man'.

England
Latin
1189 Seman (nom) GASurv p. 138; 1381 Seman (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 83, Semano (abl) ibid. p. 92, Semanus (nom) ibid. p. 97
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Seman". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Seman.