Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings Old English : From the sea Boy name variations Seward Seward 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Sewell Sewell 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Severn Severn 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Family name origins & meanings Americanized spelling of Swedish Svärd or Swärd, a soldier’s name or ornamental name from svärd ‘sword’.