Siward

Siward

Siward may refer to:

Companies:
* Siward Crystal Technology Co., Ltd, Taiwanese manufacturer of quartz crystals.

People:
* Siward, Bishop of Rochester (d. 1075) Bishop of Rochester
* Siward (Abbot of Abingdon), Abbot of Abingdon, Bishop of St. Martins
* Siward, Earl of Northumbria, English nobleman, Earl of Northumbria, (also portrayed as a character in Shakespeare's Macbeth).

Family Name:
* Siward - (old English origin) - "sea guardian; victory guardian, victory at sea." Originally used as first name for boys, the name later evolved to more familiar last name variations of Seward and Sewerd.


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